Backlash - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbæklæʃ|  American pronunciation of the word backlash
Brit.  |ˈbæklæʃ|  British pronunciation of the word backlash

noun

- a movement back from an impact (syn: rebound, recoil, repercussion)
- an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
there was a backlash of intolerance

verb

- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (syn: backfire, recoil)
the political movie backlashed on the Democrats

Extra examples

You're going to get a backlash - segregation's going to spread.

The 1970s saw the first backlash against the women's movement.

The management fear a backlash from fans over the team's poor performances.

... his sudden fame probably insured a backlash.

Word forms

noun
singular: backlash
plural: backlashes
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