backlash

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a movement back from an impact
• Syn:
recoil, repercussion, rebound
• Derivationally related forms:
rebound (for: rebound), recoil (for: recoil)
• Hypernyms:
movement, motion
• Hyponyms:
bounce, bouncing, resilience, resiliency, ricochet, carom
2. an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
- there was a backlash of intolerance
• Hypernyms:
reaction
• Hyponyms:
whitelash, white backlash

II - verb

come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
• Syn:
backfire, recoil
• Derivationally related forms:
backfire (for: backfire)
• Hypernyms:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
pass, fall out, come about, take place
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s