English-Thai Dictionary

repercussion

N การ สะท้อน กลับ  echo backlash kan-sa-ton-kab

 

repercussion

N ผล ของ การกระทำ  effect result pon-kong-kan-kra-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REPERCUSSION

n.[L. repercussio.] 1. The act of driving back; reverberation; as the repercussion of sound.
2. In music, frequent repetition of the same sound.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REPERCUSSION

Re `per *cus "sion (-ksh "n ), n. Etym: [L. repercussio: cf. F.répercussion.]

 

1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. Hare.

 

2. (Mus. )

 

Defn: Rapid reiteration of the same sound.

 

3. (Med. )

 

Defn: The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison.

 

4. (Obstetrics )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

repercussion

re per cus sion |ˌrēpərˈkəSHən, ˌrep- ˌripərˈkəʃən | ▶noun 1 (usu. repercussions ) an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, esp. an unwelcome one: the move would have grave repercussions for the entire region. 2 archaic the recoil of something after impact. 3 archaic an echo or reverberation. DERIVATIVES re per cus sive |-ˈkəsiv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (as a medical term meaning ‘repressing of infection ’): from Old French, or from Latin repercussio (n- ), from repercutere ‘cause to rebound, push back, ’ from re- ‘back, again ’ + percutere ‘to strike. ’ The early sense ‘driving back, rebounding ’ (mid 16th cent. ) gave rise later to ‘blow given in return, ’ hence sense 1 (early 20th cent ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

repercussion

re |per |cus ¦sion |riːpəˈkʌʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 (usu. repercussions ) an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one: the move would have grave repercussions for the entire region. 2 archaic the recoil of something after impact. 3 archaic an echo or reverberation. DERIVATIVES repercussive |-ˈkʌsɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (as a medical term meaning ‘repressing of infection ’): from Old French, or from Latin repercussio (n- ), from repercutere ‘cause to rebound, push back ’, from re- ‘back, again ’ + percutere ‘to strike ’. The early sense ‘driving back, rebounding ’ (mid 16th cent. ) gave rise later to ‘blow given in return ’, hence sense 1 (early 20th cent. ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

repercussion

repercussion noun (repercussions ) the political repercussions of the scandal: consequence (s ), result (s ), effect (s ), outcome; reverberation (s ), backlash, aftermath, fallout, tremors.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

repercussion

repercussion noun the political repercussions of the scandal were devastating: consequence, result, effect, outcome, by-product; reverberation, backlash, ripple, shock wave; aftermath, fallout.

 

French Dictionary

répercussion

répercussion n. f. nom féminin Conséquence. : Les répercussions de l ’évènement ont été très grandes. SYNONYME effet ; retombée .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

repercussion

re per cus sion /rìːpə r kʌ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(間接的で良くない )影響 .2 U C ｟やや古 ｠(ぶつかった物などの )はね返り, 反動 ; (音の )反響 .