BACKLASH

• (noun) an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence

  "there was a backlash of intolerance"

• (noun) a movement back from an impact

  synonyms : rebound , recoil , repercussion

• (verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

  "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

  synonyms : backfire , recoil

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