BACKLASH Synonyms

• the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

• misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service

• Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge.

• action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action

• a vigorous and unrestrained response

• a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force

• (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

• an idea evoked by some experience

• a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

• (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body

• a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude

• extreme conservatism in political or social matters

• doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like

• action taken in return for an injury or offense

• the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

• a movement back from an impact

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• spring back, as from a forceful thrust

• the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

• a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

• a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

• a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

• emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire

• set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

• a movement back from an impact

• a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

• the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• return to a former condition