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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

  1. noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.
  2. noun An echo or reverberation of sound; the act of striking back.

reverberation — full definition

  1. noun A violent oscillation or vibration.
  2. noun An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
  3. noun The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
  4. noun An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.

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