repercussion

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

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: repercussion in a Sentence

Definition of repercussion

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

For Menkedick and Santiago, explaining why a government is separating immigrant families can have repercussions for their four-year-old Mexican-American daughter.

— pamela ren larson, azcentral, "These moms united to help immigrant mother rejoin separated kids in NYC," 6 July 2018
Intentional or not, the disturbing moment has major repercussions for Hank’s legacy.

— refinery29.com, "Ant-Man & The Wasp Have A Disturbing Incident Of Domestic Abuse In Their Past," 5 July 2018
Whilst some breweries and plants produce their own CO2, the shortage is having repercussions across the food and drink supply chain in Europe.

— billy perrigo, Time, "Brits Are Running Low on Crumpets and Beer as CO2 in Short Supply," 2 July 2018
What did the school have to say for itself after such a glaring error that actually had several huge repercussions (keeping in mind that all Texas public high school’s top students were guaranteed one-year free tuition)?

— breanna edwards, The Root, "High School Valedictorian Stripped of Ranking Due to an Administrative Error, but She Thinks It's Retaliation for Critical Graduation Speech," 2 July 2018
What the Magic do, or don’t do, with Gordon will have significant repercussions for the franchise’s future.

— josh robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Magic Mailbag: Will Orlando re-sign Aaron Gordon?," 30 June 2018
As Wilkinson explained in The Washington Post’s very own pages, the restaurant had maintained a politically neutral stance for a decade and she was concerned about the repercussions in the pro-Trump town.

— mari uyehara, GQ, "Blacklist Every Last One of Them," 26 June 2018
One thing is clear from what Russo told me: Completely ditching pageants altogether would have potentially harmful repercussions for a lot of women who find value in them.

— cady drell, Marie Claire, "The Case For Miss America's Swimsuit Competition," 6 June 2018
In May, Twitter user @KayFusion asked me about potential repercussions of players kneeling during a visit to the White House.

— michael mccann, SI.com, "Why White House Rescinding Invitation to Eagles Could Boost Colin Kaepernick’s Collusion Case," 4 June 2018

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