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to repercuss

to repercuss

9.8
Cause a problem that spreads to other people or places
  • verb
  • /ˌriːpərˈkʌs/
translation icon : repercutir
  • His reckless decision to invest in the failing company will repercuss throughout the entire organization.

Examples

  • The environmental policies enacted today may repercuss negatively on future generations.

  • Enhanced security measures may repercuss by causing delays in airport operations.

  • These qualifiers also serve to describe the digital timbre of the novel, whose plot, style, and character development repercuss the pace, argot, and constant allure of staying connected.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

to reverberate
vsto repercuss
17 7.0

To have an effect that continues for a long time

causes effects that spread widely rather than lasting long
to reverberate through
vsto repercuss
3 7.2

Echo through a place or group and keep having an effect over time

tends to cause unwanted negative effects instead of remaining neutral
to recoil
vsto repercuss
1 7.0

To have an unexpected bad result for the person or group who started it

spreads effects more widely instead of only hitting the initiators
to backlash
vsto repercuss
1 6.8

To have an unexpected negative result that hurts the person who did it

affects many people or places rather than only rebounding on the initiator

How Widespread

to snowball
15 3.9
to ripple
49 2.7
to repercuss
9.8
to influence
591 2.2
to impact
255 3.4
to affect
∞ 3.0

Surface Forms

repercuss infinitive
repercussed past
repercussed past participle
repercussing present participle
repercusses third person singular

Morphology

repercuss = repercussion (semi-transparent) = re + percuss

The verb is a back-formation from the noun 'repercussion', so the relation is clear but the verb form is rare and not a regular productive pattern for learners.

Etymology

The word repercuss comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and percuss meaning 'to strike', the same root you see in percussion. So, to repercuss is like a sound or action that 'hits back' and sends effects out like an echo or ripple.