repercuss

transitive verb

reper·​cuss

¦rēpə(r)¦kəs also ¦rep-

-ed/-ing/-es

: to drive or beat back

Word History

Etymology

Latin repercussus, past participle of repercutere, from re- + percutere to beat, strike

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