RECOIL

• (noun) a movement back from an impact

  synonyms : backlash , rebound , repercussion

• (noun) the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

  synonyms : kick

• (verb) spring back, as from a forceful thrust

  "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

  synonyms : kick , kick back

• (verb) spring back; spring away from an impact

  "The rubber ball bounced", "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

  synonyms : bounce , bound , rebound , resile , reverberate , ricochet , spring , take a hop

• (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain

  "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

  synonyms : cringe , flinch , funk , quail , shrink , squinch , wince

  He quailed at the thought of slaughtering the calf. -added by naila_inlas

  
  -tagged by Administrator
  He flinched by the sight of the beast.

• (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 , backlash

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