how to pronounce repercussion

/ˌɹiːpɚˈkʌʃən/

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repercussion is pronounced in four syllables

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ɹpɚkʌʃən

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An example use of repercussion in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… say that the financial repercussion of …”

meanings of repercussion

noun:

  1. A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
  2. 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.
  3. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
  4. Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
  5. The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.

repercussion frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word repercussion occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics repercussion can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that repercussion can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words with pronunciation similar to repercussion

repercussionspercussionreparationrepositionrepossessionredirection

words that rhyme with repercussion

percussionconcussiondiscussion

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