knockback
knockback · knockbacks
A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock backA blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
Meaning
3 sensesA blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
Something that impedes or reverses progress; a setback.
(Australia, UK, informal)A rejection; a refusal.
He got a few knockbacks today when he tried to give his resume out at the local shops.
Origin
Deverbal from knock back.Deverbal from knock back.
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