répercussion — meaning in English
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English meaning
- repercussion noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.
- reverberation noun A violent oscillation or vibration.
Senses
répercussion is used for these senses in English:
- repercussion A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
- reverberation (mostly, in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
repercussion — full definition
- noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.
- noun An echo or reverberation of sound; the act of striking back.
reverberation — full definition
- noun A violent oscillation or vibration.
- noun An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
- noun The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
- noun An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.