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repercussion vs outcome

outcome vs repercussion

repercussion and outcome both are nouns.

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

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