Repercussion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a remote or indirect consequence of some action

a movement back from an impact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpɚkˈʌʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpəkˈʌʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpəkˈʌʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpɚkˈʌʃən/.

Examples

his declaration had unforeseen repercussions
reverberations of the market crash were felt years later

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reverberation rebound backlash recoil

Parts of Speech

noun	a remote or indirect consequence of some action “his declaration had unforeseen repercussions”
noun	a movement back from an impact

Word Forms

repercuss	verb	cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect
reverberate	verb	have a long or continuing effect
recoil	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact
rebound	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auswirkung

eine entfernte oder indirekte Folge einer Handlung

🇫🇷French

répercussion

une conséquence lointaine ou indirecte d'une action

🇪🇸Spanish

repercusión

una consecuencia remota o indirecta de alguna acción

🇮🇹Italian

ripercussione

una conseguenza remota o indiretta di qualche azione

🇳🇱Dutch

repercussie

een afgelegen of indirect gevolg van een bepaalde actie

🇵🇹Portuguese

repercussão

uma consequência remota ou indireta de alguma ação

🇷🇺Russian

последствия

отдаленное или косвенное последствие какого-либо действия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिक्रिया

किसी क्रिया का दूरस्थ या अप्रत्यक्ष परिणाम

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিক্রিয়া

কিছু কর্মের দূরবর্তী বা পরোক্ষ ফলাফল

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்விளைவு

சில செயல்களின் தொலை அல்லது மறைமுக விளைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్యవసానము

కొన్ని చర్య యొక్క రిమోట్ లేదా పరోక్ష పరిణామం

🇮🇳Marathi

परिणाम

काही क्रियेचा दूरस्थ किंवा अप्रत्यक्ष परिणाम

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રત્યાઘાત

કેટલીક ક્રિયાનું દૂરસ્થ અથવા પરોક્ષ પરિણામ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಣಾಮ

ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ದೂರಸ್ಥ ಅಥವಾ ಪರೋಕ್ಷ ಪರಿಣಾಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യാഘാതം

ചില പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളുടെ വിദൂരമോ പരോക്ഷമോ ആയ അനന്തരഫലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਰਮ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦਾ ਰਿਮੋਟ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਿੱਧਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اثر

کسی عمل کا دور دراز یا بالواسطہ نتیجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反响

某些行为的远程或间接后果

🇯🇵Japanese

反響

何らかの行動の遠隔的または間接的な結果

🇰🇷Korean

반향

어떤 행동의 원격 또는 간접적인 결과

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hậu quả

hậu quả từ xa hoặc gián tiếp của một số hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ผลสะท้อนกลับ

ผลที่ตามมาระยะไกลหรือโดยอ้อมจากการกระทำบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kumandang

konsekuensi yang jauh atau tidak langsung dari suatu tindakan

🇲🇾Malay

kesannya

akibat jauh atau tidak langsung daripada sesuatu tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تداعيات

نتيجة بعيدة أو غير مباشرة لبعض الإجراءات

🇮🇷Persian

بازتاب

پیامد دور یا غیرمستقیم برخی از اقدامات

🇹🇷Turkish

yansıma

bir eylemin uzak veya dolaylı sonucu

🇮🇱Hebrew

השלכה

תוצאה רחוקה או עקיפה של פעולה כלשהי

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The primary meaning of 'repercussion' is 'a remote or indirect consequence of some action'.

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