Backlash — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a movement back from an impact

an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmp/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪpˈɛstɪləns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪpˈɛstɪləns/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmp/.

Examples

there was a backlash of intolerance
Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rebound repercussion backfire recoil

Parts of Speech

noun	a movement back from an impact
noun	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 “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”

Word Forms

recoil	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact
rebound	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact
backlash	verb	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
backfire	noun	a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
backlash	noun	an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spiel

eine Bewegung zurück nach einem Aufprall

🇫🇷French

contrecoup

un mouvement de retour après un impact

🇪🇸Spanish

reacción

un movimiento de regreso de un impacto

🇮🇹Italian

gioco

un movimento di ritorno da un impatto

🇳🇱Dutch

verzet

een beweging terug na een impact

🇵🇹Portuguese

retaliação

um movimento de volta de um impacto

🇷🇺Russian

обратная реакция

движение назад от удара

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिक्रिया

किसी प्रभाव से पीछे की ओर एक गति

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিক্রিয়া

একটি প্রভাব থেকে ফিরে একটি আন্দোলন

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

ஒரு தாக்கத்திலிருந்து திரும்பும் இயக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదురుదెబ్బ

ఒక ప్రభావం నుండి తిరిగి కదలిక

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिक्रिया

प्रभावातून परतलेली हालचाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિક્રિયા

અસરમાંથી પાછી ચળવળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿನ್ನಡೆ

ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಹಿಂದೆ ಸರಿಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചടി

ഒരു ആഘാതത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പിന്നോട്ടുള്ള ഒരു ചലനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਰਮ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਪਸ ਇੱਕ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ردعمل

اثر سے واپسی کی تحریک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反弹

从撞击中恢复过来的运动

🇯🇵Japanese

バックラッシュ

衝撃から戻る動き

🇰🇷Korean

백래시

충격으로부터 뒤로 움직이는 움직임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phản ứng dữ dội

một chuyển động lùi lại sau một tác động

🇹🇭Thai

ฟันเฟือง

การเคลื่อนไหวกลับจากการกระแทก

🇮🇩Indonesian

reaksi

gerakan mundur dari dampak

🇲🇾Malay

tindak balas

pergerakan ke belakang daripada kesan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رد فعل عنيف

حركة العودة من التأثير

🇮🇷Persian

واکنش متقابل

یک حرکت برگشت از ضربه

🇹🇷Turkish

tepki

bir darbeden sonra geriye doğru bir hareket

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְגוּבָה חֲרִיפָה

תנועה חזרה מפגיעה

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