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BACKLASH definition: 1. a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or…. Learn more.
The meaning of BACKLASH is a sudden violent backward movement or reaction. How to use backlash in a sentence.
When people get angry enough about something — or just tired of hearing about it — the result can be a backlash. An influx of refugees to a city can cause a backlash against immigration, and the popularity of a particular style of music might eventually cause a backlash against it.
BACKLASH meaning: 1. a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or…. Learn more.
noun. /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.
noun. a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil. a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party. Machinery.
noun. 1. a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism. 2. the play between parts. 3. a sudden and adverse reaction, esp to a political or social development. a public backlash against the government is inevitable. Collins English Dictionary.
BACKLASH meaning: a reaction against an idea that was previously popular: . Learn more.
noun. A sudden or violent backward whipping motion. American Heritage. A quick, sharp recoil. Webster's New World. An antagonistic reaction to a trend, development, or event. American Heritage. Any sudden or violent reaction; specif., strong political or social reaction resulting from fear or resentment of a movement, candidate, etc.
English for Special Purposes. Backlash is loss of motion between the input and output of a mechanical system, such as that caused by looseness or bending. Backlash occurs when the slack in a system of gears causes the gears to start to turn in the opposite direction.
