English to English
backlash
('b/&/k,l/&//S/
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noun (n)
- an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence(noun.act)Example:
There was a backlash of intolerance.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
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