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repercussion definition and meaning

n. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound.
n. Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
n. The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.
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.

Crossword clues for repercussion

- Backlash
- Backlash regarding orchestra section
- Backwash
- Consequence