Synonym: backlash, rebound, recoil, reverberation. Similar words: discussion, concussion, mission, passion, session, emission, recession, commission. Meaning: [‚rɪːpə(r)'kʌʃn] 
n. 1. a remote or indirect consequence of some action 2. a movement back from an impact.
n. 1. a remote or indirect consequence of some action 2. a movement back from an impact. 31. Consequently through the ages, countries ( with few exceptions ) have been able to act unilaterally without repercussion.
More similar words: discussion, concussion, mission, passion, session, emission, recession, commission, admission, secession, permission, compression, aggression, commissioner, profession, suppression, concession, impression, missionary, expression, confession, depression, oppression, professional, transmission, congressional, transgression, circus, discuss, focussed.