Definition of repercussions Repercussions

/ɹiˌpɚkʌˈʃʌnz/ - [reeperkushunz] -

We found 3 definitions of repercussions from 2 different sources.

What does repercussions mean?

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Noun Plural: repercussions
repercussion - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"
		reverberation
		upshot, outcome, consequence, event, result, effect, issue having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
repercussion - a movement back from an impact
		recoil, rebound, backlash
		motion, movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
		bouncing, bounce the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
		resilience, resiliency the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

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repercussion (Noun)
A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
repercussion (Noun)
The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
repercussion (Noun)
Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
repercussion (Noun)
The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
repercussion (Noun)
In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the foetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.

repercussion (n.)
The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound.
repercussion (n.)
Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
repercussion (n.)
The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.
repercussion (n.)
In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.