repercussion

n.

1. An often indirect effect, influence, or result that is produced by an event or action.
2. A recoil, rebounding, or reciprocal motion after impact.
3. A reflection, especially of sound.

[Middle English repercussioun, from Old French repercussion, from Latin repercussiō, repercussiōn-, from repercussus, past participle of repercutere, to cause to rebound : re-, re- + percutere, to strike; see percuss.]

repercussive re'per·cus'sive adj.

noun

1. The strong effect exerted by one person or thing on another: force, impact, impression, influence. See affect/ineffectiveness.
2. Repetition of sound via reflection from a surface: echo, reverberation. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

n

Definition: consequence
Antonyms: cause

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a remote or indirect consequence of some action
  Synonym: reverberation

Meaning #2: a movement back from an impact
  Synonyms: recoil, rebound, backlash

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - eftervirkning, bagslag, konsekvens

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevolg, resultaat, terugslag, weerkaatsing

Français (French)
n. - répercussion, (Phys) répercussion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Auswirkung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντίδραση, αντήχηση, (μτφ.) απήχηση, αντίκτυπος, επίπτωση

Italiano (Italian)
ripercussione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - repercussão (f), reflexo (m)

Русский (Russian)
отдача, отзвук, отражение

Español (Spanish)
n. - repercusión, resonancia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - återverkan, efterverkningar, genljud

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弹回, 反射, 反响

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 彈回, 反射, 反響

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 영향, 반사, 격퇴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 影響, 反射, 反響, はね返り, 反撃

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صدى, أثر تال أو نتيجه غير مباشرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תהודה, תגובות, רתיעה, הד, גלים, הטלה לאחור‬

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