blowback

noun

blow·​back ˈblō-ˌbak 

: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions

Examples of blowback in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That said, this clearly would be considered blowback regarding how the news was received. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Among Democrats, the number was 85% Progressive and environmental activists first saw blowback building to data center construction last year. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Failure abroad and domestic blowback Miranda returned to New York from Washington in early January 1806 without official support. — Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

But in China's calculation, proving progress toward a building a full nuclear triad was worth the risk of regional blowback, said Lyle Morris, senior fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blowback

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback