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Meaning of 'backlash'
Meaning of 'backlash' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Backlash 
[ n.]
- 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. [ n.]Meaning of 'backlash' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. backlash [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
- an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
Example in sentence:
- there was a backlash of intolerance
2. backlash [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Example in sentence:
- the political movie backlashed on the Democrats;
- Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
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