An unintended effect or outcome of an action, event, or decision, often indirect or far-reaching.
He hadn't thought about the long term. Just a quick lie to get out of trouble. But the repercussion of his dishonesty was the trust his best friend lost, a hurt that felt much bigger than the original mistake.
The farmer didn't expect his prize-winning zucchini to grow so huge. Now, the sheer weight of them is collapsing the trellis, a truly unforeseen repercussion that means he'll lose most of his harvest before market day.
He tossed the shiny rock into the quiet pond. The splash was small, but the ripple that spread out, disturbing a whole line of startled water bugs, was an unexpected repercussion of his impulsive act.
Mr. Wobbly tripped on his shoelace, a minor oopsie. The shoe, however, took flight and landed in the mayor's prize-winning pumpkin. The repercussion? A city-wide ban on shoelaces and a surprising new demand for airborne footwear at all future parades.
Barry the badger’s decision to wear his socks on his ears for the annual acorn-tasting competition had a surprising repercussion. While he thought it looked dashing, it made it impossible to hear the judges’ crucial murmurs, and he accidentally ate a pebble, mistaking it for a hazelnut.
The hasty decision to close the factory had a far greater repercussion than anyone imagined. Suddenly, entire families faced ruin, their futures uncertain, a silent, heavy weight settling over the whole town.
The sudden silence in the underground mycelial network was alarming. Elara tapped her sensor, the faint hum of distant spores abruptly ceasing. She hadn't anticipated this, this deep quietness spreading. The small tremor she'd caused, meant only to clear a fungal blockage, had an unforeseen repercussion, silencing the entire colony.
She'd hoped the viral video would bring the rogue drone pilot to justice, but the unintended repercussion was a surge in black market drone sales. Now, even more unregistered craft buzzed over the city, their pilots emboldened by the chaos, a far-reaching consequence she hadn't foreseen.
Gerald's attempt to spice up his bland oatmeal with an entire bottle of Sriracha had a rather messy repercussion. The unintended outcome wasn't just a fiery mouth, but also a bewildered cat who then spent the rest of the day trying to lick the lingering heat off the ceiling fan.
Barnaby, attempting to teach his goldfish synchronized swimming, found an unexpected repercussion: the entire tank now smelled vaguely of lavender and regret. His wife, bless her soul, just sighed and blamed the new decorative pebbles.
He slammed the door, a silent fury vibrating through the house. He never considered the repercussion of his outburst, how the tremor of his anger would echo in his daughter's quiet tears for weeks to come, a shadow he couldn't easily erase.
The sudden closure of the aquafarming cooperative, a vital part of coastal life for generations, left the small community reeling. The economic repercussion was immediate: fewer boats docked, shops emptied, and the quiet desperation of families without their customary income settled over the waterfront like a persistent fog.
The sudden closure of the lunar helium-3 mining operation had a profound, unforeseen repercussion. Governments that had invested heavily in fusion technology faced economic hardship, and the planned interstellar colonization efforts were abruptly stalled, leaving many colonists stranded on orbital stations, their dreams of new worlds extinguished.
Brenda's fervent belief that glitter was a superior form of currency led to an extraordinary repercussion: the entire town now resembled a disco ball that had exploded. Every sneeze initiated a shimmering cascade, and bank tellers, weary from futile dusting, began accepting IOUs scrawled on napkins, hoping to avoid further sparkly fallout.
Barry, the office hamster, nibbled a bit too enthusiastically on a discarded power cord. The ensuing spark, while minor, had a curious repercussion: suddenly, all staplers in the building began to emit polka music at unpredictable intervals, much to the astonishment of Brenda in accounting.
Her abrupt departure had unforeseen consequences. The sudden vacancy meant a considerable burden on her colleagues, a far-reaching repercussion of her unannounced resignation that left everyone in disarray.
The sudden evacuation of the indigenous microbial colonies from the xenobotanical terrarium caused a cascade of unforeseen environmental shifts. Their absence, a seemingly minor adjustment, had a profound repercussion on the nutrient cycling, leading to an unanticipated blight on the iridescent spore-weeds.
The precarious restructuring of the symbiotic fungal networks in the bioluminescent marshlands had an immediate, albeit unforeseen, repercussion. Microscopic organisms, vital to the marsh's nutrient cycling, began to conspicuously diminish, their absence creating a palpable disquiet amongst the nocturnal fauna who depended on them.
Barnaby's audacious decision to wear lederhosen to the corporate gala, a sartorial gambit of considerable magnitude, had a rather unforeseen repercussion. The ensuing cascade of uncontrollable yodeling, triggered by an overly enthusiastic polka rendition, rendered the SWOT analysis utterly incomprehensible, a veritable cacophony of bovine-themed bellows.
The infamous peacock's spontaneous ballroom waltz, a spectacle of iridescent plumage and flustered squawks, had an unforeseen repercussion: it inadvertently launched a global craze for competitive synchronized puddle-stomping. Suddenly, formerly reclusive bog-dwellers found themselves vying for prestigious accolades, their muddy pirouettes studied by legions of adoring avian enthusiasts.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.