# repercuss

> English word · Verb

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/repercuss