1. an unintended consequence or result of an action or event, especially an unwelcome one
2. the reverberation or echo of a sound
Usage: formal; less common

Examples

• The company faced serious repercussions after the data breach.
• His decision to quit without notice had unexpected repercussions on the project.
• The new policy will have repercussions throughout the entire organization.
• She didn’t consider the repercussions of her harsh words.
• The economic crisis had global repercussions.
• The repercussion of the explosion could be heard for miles.
• Political repercussions from the scandal lasted for months.