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repercussion

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[ UK /ɹɪpəkˈʌʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌɹipɝˈkəʃən, ˌɹipɹəˈkəʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a movement back from an impact
  2. a remote or indirect consequence of some action
    reverberations of the market crash were felt years later
    his declaration had unforeseen repercussions

How To Use repercussion In A Sentence

  • When things are going on that have a strong vibration -- what foreign correspondents love to call a "repercussion" -- they cause a good deal of mind-quaking. Mince Pie
  • I urge students not only to vote in this referendum, but also to examine critically apparent motivations and unapparent repercussions of eliminating the WPIRG levy.
  • He said he hoped the government's measure to cap fuel prices should not last too long because it could have repercussions in the long run.
  • The sorry repercussions of embracing superhumanism-a new absolutistic faith - are everywhere to be seen. He who says speciesism says fascism-
  • Saturated fats have been shown to have health repercussions, too, but are naturally occurring in such foods as meat, eggs and dairy.
  • That, to me is the longer term repercussion of the accident and while I think that's worth something, I really don't know how much. The Tech Report: News
  • No, you will likely face serious repercussion from the sovereign of that nation. The Volokh Conspiracy » Defamation by Government Still Political Question
  • The pay cuts are likely to have serious repercussions on productivity.
  • Phil felt all of sixteen again and remembered as if it were yesterday the repercussions of her aftergame tryst with Kyle Thompson under the bleachers. Good Girl Gone Bad
  • Any decrease in tourism could have serious repercussions for the local economy.
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