Backlash
/ˈbækˌlæʃ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:21 pts8 letters
Definition of Backlash
noun
- A sudden backward motion.
- A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
"The public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent."
- 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.
- The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
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