repercussion

noun re·per·cus·sion \ ˌrē-pər-ˈkə-shən , ˌre- \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Examples: repercussion in a Sentence

1 : reflection, reverberation

2 a : an action or effect given or exerted in return : a reciprocal action or effect

b : a widespread, indirect, or unforeseen effect of an act, action, or event —usually used in plural

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repercussive

play \ˌrē-pər-ˈkə-siv, ˌre-\ adjective

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Examples of repercussion in a Sentence

your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you'll feel for years to come

Recent Examples of repercussion from the Web

In each case, emails or reports document the university’s knowledge of the allegations, with no apparent lasting repercussions for the theater department professor.

— kathleen megan, courant.com, "For More Than A Decade CCSU Administrators Took Little Action Despite Reports Of Harassment By Professor," 12 June 2018
And there was his long history, documented by The Courant, of flouting regulations with few repercussions and little concern for residents living in dangerous, unhealthy conditions.

— matthew ormseth, Courant Community, "These Tenants Took On A Millionaire Absentee Landlord — And Won," 3 June 2018
What yesterday marks is the first time Barr’s tweets — those thoughts cast out in the echo chamber of the internet — had tangible repercussions in the real world.

— refinery29.com, "How Roseanne Barr Killed Roseanne," 30 May 2018
Small decisions on how to handle Hank can lead him to become more hostile or more accepting of Connor and all androids, each with significant repercussions for how the story plays out.

— kyle orland, Ars Technica, "Detroit: Become Human review: Robotic in all of the wrong ways," 24 May 2018
Successful men can and have behaved horrifically to women in their private lives with no repercussions—or consequences that come only after decades of violent behavior.

— valentina zarya, Fortune, "Matt Lauer, Rose McGowan, Visa: Broadsheet May 10," 10 May 2018
But Russia has also warned of severe repercussions in the face of western military intervention in Syria.

— CNN, "US allies warn of action on suspected Syria chemical attack," 10 Apr. 2018
And suddenly, for the first time since the end of the Cold War, two NATO allies are engaged in a direct proxy war, with repercussions that will potentially long outlast Syria’s war.

— ian bremmer, Time, "These 5 Proxy Battles Are Making Syria's Civil War Increasingly Complicated," 16 Feb. 2018
The lack of repercussions for the police officers involved in so many of these cases is offensive.

— monique judge, The Root, "Bodycam Footage Shows Milwaukee Police Using Excessive Force Against the NBA’s Sterling Brown for No Reason," 23 May 2018

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