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1. a. : a sudden violent backward movement or reaction. b. : the play between adjacent movable parts (as in a series of gears) also : the jar caused by this when the parts are put into action. 2. : a snarl in that part of a fishing line wound on the reel. 3. : a strong adverse reaction (as to a recent political or social development)
a strong, negative reaction to something, esp. to change: The mayor foresaw no political backlash against his proposal. (Definition of backlash from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of backlash. backlash. She recalls the backlash from co-workers at her second job as a hotel hostess.
a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics: the 60s backlash against bourgeois materialism. the backlash against feminism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reacting and responding. act on something. adverse reaction. bat something back. bite back (at someone/something)
noun. a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism. the play between parts. a sudden and adverse reaction, esp to a political or social development. a public backlash against the government is inevitable.
noun. a movement back from an impact. synonyms: rebound, recoil, repercussion. see more. noun. an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence. “there was a backlash of intolerance” see more. verb. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect. synonyms: backfire, recoil. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˌbækˈlæʃ/ UK.
noun. /ˈbæklæʃ/. /ˈbæklæʃ/. [singular] a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society. backlash (from somebody) The government is facing an angry backlash from voters over the new tax. They face a backlash from shareholders.
backlash. noun [ C ] uk / ˈbæklæʃ / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. a reaction against an idea that was previously popular: [ usually singular ] a backlash against the war. (Definition of backlash from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
