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repercussion vs consequence

consequence vs repercussion

repercussion and consequence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repercussion Yes No No No
consequence Yes No No No
As nouns, consequence is a hypernym of repercussion; that is, consequence is a word with a broader meaning than repercussion:
  • repercussion: a remote or indirect consequence of some action
  • consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of repercussion include effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
repercussion (noun) consequence (noun)
a movement back from an impact having important effects or influence
a remote or indirect consequence of some action the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Difference between repercussion and consequence

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