English Dictionary

repercussion

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

A consequence or ensuing result of some action. / The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation. / (music) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.

日本語の意味

ある行動の結果として現れる影響や効果 / 反響や逆に返る動き・様子 / 音楽において同じ音が急速に繰り返される現象

The company underestimated the long-term repercussion of cutting research funding.

その会社は研究資金の削減がもたらす長期的な余波を過小評価していた。

意味（1）

A consequence or ensuing result of some action.

You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.

意味（2）

The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.

the repercussion of sound

意味（3）

(music) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.

意味（4）

(medicine) The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.

意味（5）

(obstetrics) 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.

repercussions （ plural ）