1. (noun) recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
a movement back from an impact
Synonyms: repercussion, rebound, reverberation, kick, recoil, backlash
2. (verb) backlash
an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
Synonyms: recoil, rebound, repercussion
3. (verb) backfire, backlash, recoil
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Synonyms: rebound, spring, quail, flinch, bound, funk, kick, squinch, ricochet, kick back, cringe, bounce, backlash, wince, recoil, backfire, resile, reverberate, take a hop, shrink
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