consequence vs repercussion

repercussion vs consequence

consequence and repercussion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, repercussion is a hyponym of consequence; that is, repercussion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:

consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
repercussion: a remote or indirect consequence of some action

Other hyponyms of consequence include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, reverberation, response, fallout, side effect, spillover.

consequence (noun)	repercussion (noun)
having important effects or influence	a movement back from an impact
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual	a remote or indirect consequence of some action
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Difference between consequence and repercussion

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