repercussions
Actions have these
Repercussions are consequences that follow from an action, usually negative and often unintended.
The word suggests effects that ripple outward: The scandal had repercussions throughout the industry.
Unlike simple consequences, repercussions imply a kind of bouncing back—actions returning to affect their source or spreading wider than anticipated: She didn't consider the repercussions of her decision.
Resulting effects or outcomes
- aftermathResults following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- effectsConsequences or belongings
- outcomesFinal results achieved
results · aftereffects · sequelae · corollaries · upshots · penalties · paybacks · judgments
Successive downward flow
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
- spilloverExcess that escapes
- spreadingExtending over space
wavelike · far-reaching · widening · snowball · knock-on · secondary effects · unintended consequences · downstream
Reflected sound waves
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
resurfacing · reminders · shadows · traces · memory · afterglow · persistent · ongoing
- historical impactLasting effect of events
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- permanent damageLasting, unfixable injury
- scarsHealed wound tissue
trauma · rebuilding · recovery · healing · renewal
Punitive response to injury
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
criticism · censure · disapproval · resistance · opposition · rejection · revolt · indignation
ramifications
Resulting effects or outcomes
- aftermathResults following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- effectsConsequences or belongings
outcomes · results · aftereffects · sequelae · corollaries · upshots · penalties · paybacks · judgments · verdicts
cascade
Successive downward flow
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
- spilloverExcess that escapes
spreading · wavelike · far-reaching · widening · snowball · knock-on · secondary effects · unintended consequences · downstream · reverberations
reverberations
Reflected sound waves
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
recurring · resurfacing · reminders · shadows · traces · memory · afterglow · persistent · ongoing
long-term effects
- historical impactLasting effect of events
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- permanent damageLasting, unfixable injury
retaliation
Punitive response to injury
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- outrageFierce moral indignation
condemnation · criticism · censure · disapproval · resistance · opposition · rejection · revolt · indignation · repudiation
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
- Long-term effectslegacy, ripple effect, aftermath, ramifications, cumulative effect
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- misjudgementsmistakes, blunders, errors, oversights, lapses
- karmacomeuppance, good deeds, poetic justice, karmic debt, what goes around comes around
- legal repercussionsJudicial consequences of actions