recoil

recoil

verb

Definition of RECOIL

to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust <the social worker tried not to recoil from the sight of the cockroach in the bathtub>

Synonyms blench, cringe, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince

Related Words blanch, pale, whiten; quake, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble; crouch; jerk, start, twitch; recede, retire, retreat, withdraw; falter, hesitate, reel, waver

Near Antonyms advance, approach, near; beard, challenge, confront, defy, face