backlash
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            back·lash
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈbak-ˌlash  
                                                      
                                                          
            1
                    
        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a sudden violent backward movement or reaction                                      
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : the play between adjacent movable parts (as in a series of gears)                                      
                
                                
            also                
          
                                                      : the jar caused by this when the parts are put into action                                      
            
            2
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a snarl in that part of a fishing line wound on the reel                                      
                
                    
3
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a strong adverse reaction (as to a recent political or social development)                                      
                
                    
                                                      backlasher
                                      noun
                                                                            
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