- backlash back·lash n
- ['bækˌlæʃ]
fig reazione f (violenta)
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backlash back·lash n
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back´lash´er — back|lash «BAK LASH», noun, verb. –n. 1. a jarring reaction, striking back, or backward movement in a machine or mechanical device. 2. the movement or play between worn or badly fitting parts. 3. a tangle in the portion of a fishing line still on … Useful english dictionary
back|lash — «BAK LASH», noun, verb. –n. 1. a jarring reaction, striking back, or backward movement in a machine or mechanical device. 2. the movement or play between worn or badly fitting parts. 3. a tangle in the portion of a fishing line still on the reel … Useful english dictionary
Backlash — Back lash (b[a^]k l[a^]sh ), n. [Back, adv. + lash.] 1. (Mech.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Backlash — Back|lash 〈[ bæ̣klæʃ] m. 6; unz.〉 heftige Reaktion einer bestimmten Gruppe innerhalb der Gesellschaft gegen eine gesellschaftliche Entwicklung, einen politischen Trend o. Ä., von der meistens eine andere Gruppe profitiert, Rückwärtsbewegung ● der … Universal-Lexikon
backlash — back|lash [ˈbæklæʃ] n a strong negative reaction by a number of people against recent events, especially against political or social developments backlash against ▪ The 1970s saw the first backlash against the emerging women s movement. backlash… … Dictionary of contemporary English
backlash — back|lash [ bæk,læʃ ] noun count a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change: They feared a backlash against the new laws … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
backlash — back•lash [[t]ˈbækˌlæʃ[/t]] n. 1) cvb a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil 2) soc a strong negative reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash by voters[/ex] 3) mac a) the difference between the thickness of a gear tooth… … From formal English to slang
backlash — back|lash sb., et, backlash, ene (tilbageslag) … Dansk ordbog
backlash — 1815, of machinery, from BACK (Cf. back) (adj.) + LASH (Cf. lash). In metaphoric sense, it is attested from 1955 … Etymology dictionary
bounce back — Synonyms and related words: backfire, backlash, be reflected, be sent back, boom, boomerang, bounce, bound, bound back, cannon, cannon off, carom, come around, come back, come round, come to, come up smiling, echo, echo back, fly back, get about … Moby Thesaurus
snap back — Synonyms and related words: answer, backfire, backlash, boomerang, bounce, bounce back, bound, bound back, cannon, cannon off, carom, come back at, fly back, have repercussions, kick, kick back, lash back, react, rebound, recalcitrate, recoil,… … Moby Thesaurus
