Repercussion

Today let's learn a new word, repercussion! [Transcript: Hi and welcome to Let’s Word Up! Each day we post a word of the day to help you improve your English language skills. Today’s word of the day is repercussion. Nouns are words that we use to name things. It can be a person, a place, a thing, an idea or concept. Therefore, repercussion is a noun. Repercussion is the name of an unintended consequence of an event or action. An example of the word repercussion used as a noun in a sentence would be: The repercussion from this could be damaging to the entire country. Or, She was worried that telling the truth might have the repercussion of hurting their feelings. Synonyms: consequence, result, effect, outcome, reverberation. Thank you for listening, we hope that you found it helpful and interesting. Until next time.]