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to backlash
noun
A sudden backward motion.
synonyms
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It's a tactic prone to backlash.
But success in those terms leads to backlash.
"This has the potential to backlash on him," he said.
Stoking sectarian tensions is dangerous at a time when Turkey is exposed to backlash against its involvement in Syria.
You can point to backlash and continuing discrimination — and to the very fact that Proposition 8 passed.
The Martians actor responded to backlash he received in a statement claiming his comments were taken out of context.
British Muslims, like myself, now feel frightened or at risk to leave our houses due to backlash attacks.
Moreover, I think this sort of thinking comes perilously close to backlash against the still inadequate advances we're slowly and painfully making.
Any company that complies with government blackout requests in a conflict zone – even in the interest of an afflicted group or sub-group – is vulnerable to backlash.
Amy Schumer has defended her credentials to play Barbie, "an important and evolving icon", pointing to backlash as evidence of why she would be a great choice.
Jackman is a legal adviser to Backlash, an anti-censorship civil liberties campaign group that is raising the alarm over the discrepancy in the law.
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