Backlash - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbæklæʃ|
Brit.
|ˈbæklæʃ|
noun
- a movement back from an impact (syn: rebound, recoil, repercussion)
- an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
- 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
singular: backlash
plural: backlashes
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