backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /

NOUN

adverse reaction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reaction repercussion resentment resistance response retaliation

STRONG

backfire boomerang counteraction kickback recoil tangle

WEAK

retroaction

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cause question

Example Sentences

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Alabama's Governor George Wallace had gone national as an angry outsider-populist and blue-collar backlasher.

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