repercussion

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

repercussions

1.
(countable, uncountable)A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.
2.
(countable, uncountable)The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
the repercussion of sound
3.
(countable, uncountable)(music) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(medicine) The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
5.
(countable, historical, uncountable)(obstetrics, historical) 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.

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Đồng nghĩa

aftereffect consequenceconsequence aftereffectconsequence consequence

Cùng gốc / liên quan

repercussionless

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Nguồn gốc từ

From frm répercussion, from la repercussio, from repercutio (cause to rebound, reflect, strike against), from re- + percutio (beat, strike), from per- (thoroughly) + quatio (shake).