pushback
The act of repelling an enemy, etcThe act of repelling an enemy, etc.
» “We must push back against the pushback,” he said. “We cannot give way; we refuse to lose the ground we have won.”
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A reversal or reduction.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event.
(countable, uncountable)Summary expulsion of asylum seekers, especially when violating the principle of non-refoulement.
(US, countable, uncountable)Squashing the main video channel into part of the screen to allow another video feed to be played simultaneously; especially, to squeeze the credits of a show in order to play adverts.
Examples
1 sentences“We must push back against the pushback,” he said. “We cannot give way; we refuse to lose the ground we have won.”
Origin
From push + back, or push back.From push + back, or push back.
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Forms
plural: pushbacksSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable