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Repercussion (noun)
A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
“You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.”
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Repercussion (noun)
The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
“the repercussion of sound”
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Repercussion (noun)
Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
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Repercussion (noun)
The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
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Repercussion (noun)
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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Consequence (noun)
That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
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Consequence (noun)
A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.
“I’m warning you. If you don’t get me the report on time, there will be consequences.”
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Consequence (noun)
A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
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Consequence (noun)
Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
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Consequence (noun)
Importance with respect to what comes after.
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Consequence (noun)
The power to influence or produce an effect.
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Consequence (noun)
Importance, value, or influence.
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Consequence (verb)
To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.