<noun.phenomenon> his declaration had unforeseen repercussions reverberations of the market crash were felt years later
a movement back from an impact
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Repercussion \Re`per*cus"sion\ (-k?sh"?n), n. [L. repercussio: cf. F. r['e]percussion.] 1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound.
Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. --Hare.
2. (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
3. (Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. --Dunglison.
4. (Obstetrics) 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.
They fear the legal repercussion that anything they say could lead to a subpoena by Mr. Walsh.
The event is the threat to a large portion of the world's oil supply; the most visible repercussion in the stock market has been a sharp appreciation in energy issues.