carom vs repercussion

carom and repercussion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carom	Yes	No	Yes	No
repercussion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, repercussion is a hypernym of carom; that is, repercussion is a word with a broader meaning than carom:

Other hypernyms of carom include backlash, rebound, recoil.

carom (noun)	repercussion (noun)
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other	a movement back from an impact
a glancing rebound	a remote or indirect consequence of some action

carom (verb)	repercussion (verb)
make a carom
rebound after hitting