backlash
To perform a backlash, to lash back in reaction to some causeTo perform a backlash, to lash back in reaction to some cause.
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1 sensesTo perform a backlash, to lash back in reaction to some cause.
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Examples
6 sentencesDo you expect a backlash?
The bribery scandal created a backlash overseas.
Mennad was afraid of the backlash he was going to get.
The revitalisation project faced backlash for fear that it could displace low-income families in the city.
The banning of trans women from women's chess, of all sports, exemplifies the insanity of the current transphobic backlash.
Origin
From back- + lash.From back- + lash.
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Forms
backlashes, backlashing, backlashed, backlashed| Base form | backlash · to backlash |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backlashes |
| Present participle | backlashing |
| Past simple | backlashed |
| Past participle | backlashed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.