English
backlash
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
Noun

backlash

  1. A sudden backward motion.
  2. A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
    The public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent.
  3. (mechanics) 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.
  4. The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
Translations Translations Translations Translations Verb

backlash (backlashes, present participle backlashing; past and past participle backlashed)

  1. To cause or set off a backlash.


This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004
Offline English dictionary