repercuss Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect

WordNet

Re`per*cuss" transitive verb
Etymology
L. repercusus, p. p. of repercutere to drive back; pref. re- re- + percutere. See Percussion.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Repercussed present participle & verbal noun Repercussing
Definitions
  1. To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate.
    Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against. Evelyn.

Webster 1913