English Explanatory Dictionary

repercuss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To drive or beat back.
  2. To reflect; to reverberate.

Word forms

repercuss repercusses repercussing repercussed

Etymology

From Latin repercusus, past participle of repercutere (“to drive back”), from re- (“re-”) + percutere. See percussion.

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