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repercussion

re·per·cus·sion

UK/ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/ US/ˌɹi.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a remote or indirect consequence of some action

  • “his declaration had unforeseen repercussions”
  • “reverberations of the market crash were felt years later”
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Origin

From Middle French répercussion, from Latin repercussio (“rebounding; repercussion”), from repercutio (“cause to rebound, reflect, strike against”), from re- + percutio (“beat, strike”), from per- (“thoroughly”) + quatio (“shake”).

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