repercussion vs carom

repercussion and carom both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of repercussion include bounce, bouncing, resilience, resiliency, ricochet.

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

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