backlash

In fact, Hall added, when mobile phones first became more widespread, there was a backlash against taking private calls in public.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sikh leaders have reported a "backlash" and increase in "hate crime" against their community following the case.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“That’s why they got the backlash they deserve.”

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The backlash has been swift, coming from all sides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Again, racial equality was being forced upon the South by the federal government, and by 1956, Southern white opposition to desegregation mushroomed into a vicious backlash.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Several celebrities or influencers who have ventured into the crypto market have faced similar backlashes.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024

By starting the exercise while most students were away on winter break, university leaders minimized the raucous backlashes that have bedeviled previous attempts by campus officials to take control of the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

Others, such as Boeing and the city of Seattle, have pushed ahead with mandatory back-to-office policies, but now face employee backlashes.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

One way to think about those backlashes is as an emotional response to loss of status.

From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022