backlash
(noun) an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; “there was a backlash of intolerance”
recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
(noun) a movement back from an impact
backfire, backlash, recoil
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
backlash (countable and uncountable, plural backlashes)
A sudden backward motion.
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
(mechanics) 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.
The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
backlash (third-person singular simple present backlashes, present participle backlashing, simple past and past participle backlashed)
To cause or set off a backlash.
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Source: Wiktionary
Back"lash`, n. Etym: [Back , adv. + lash.] (Mech.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
