'Backlash' definitions:
Definition of 'backlash'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
An adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
verb
Definition of 'Backlash'
From: GCIDE
- Backlash \Back"lash`\ (b[a^]k"l[a^]sh`), n. [Back, adv. + lash.]
- 1. (Mech.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A strong and sudden reverse movement in a moving part of a machine. [PJC]
- 3. A strong popular reaction serving to counter the effect of an action; -- used especially of adverse reactions to social or political developments. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'backlash'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antagonism,
- antipathy,
- backfire,
- backlashing,
- backwash,
- boomerang,
- bounce,
- bounce back,
- bound,
- carom,
- clashing,
- clout,
- collision,
- conflict,
- confutation,
- contradiction,
- contraposition,
- contrariety,
- contrecoup,
- counteraction,
- counterposition,
- counterworking,
- crankiness,
- crotchetiness,
- dissent,
- force,
- friction,
- impact,
- impress,
- impression,
- imprint,
- interference,
- kick,
- kick back,
- kickback,
- mark,
- nonconformity,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- oppugnance,
- oppugnancy,
- perverseness,
- print,
- reaction,
- rebound,
- rebuff,
- recalcitrance,
- recalcitration,
- recoil,
- reflex,
- renitency,
- repercussion,
- repugnance,
- repulse,
- resilience,
- resistance,
- response,
- revolt,
- ricochet,
- spring,
- swimming upstream