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  2. BACKLASH definition: 1. a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or…. Learn more.

    • English (US)

      a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a...

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      BACKLASH translate: (社会或政治方面的)强烈反响;强烈反对. Learn more in the...

  3. a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics: the 60s backlash against bourgeois materialism. the backlash against feminism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reacting and responding.

  4. backlash in British English. (ˈbækˌlæʃ ) noun. 1. a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism. 2. the play between parts. 3. a sudden and adverse reaction, esp to a political or social development.

  5. The meaning of BACKLASH is a sudden violent backward movement or reaction. How to use backlash in a sentence.

  6. noun. a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism. the play between parts. a sudden and adverse reaction, esp to a political or social development. a public backlash against the government is inevitable.

  7. English for Special Purposes. Backlash is loss of motion between the input and output of a mechanical system, such as that caused by looseness or bending. Backlash occurs when the slack in a system of gears causes the gears to start to turn in the opposite direction.

  8. When people get angry enough about something — or just tired of hearing about it — the result can be a backlash. An influx of refugees to a city can cause a backlash against immigration, and the popularity of a particular style of music might eventually cause a backlash against it.

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