a movement back from an impact
Used in a Sentence
backlash
How to use backlash in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for backlash.
Editorial note
They don't see the actual spying as the cause of all the backlash - it's all Snowden's fault for telling the world.
Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a movement back from an impact
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of backlash gathered in one view.
an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for backlash.
noun
a movement back from an impact
See also: recoil, repercussion, rebound
noun
an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
verb
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
Example sentences
They don't see the actual spying as the cause of all the backlash - it's all Snowden's fault for telling the world.
Not only that, but he was fairly abrasive in the way he chose to respond to backlash.
It isn't even the beginning of some horrible backlash either.
It generated a pretty big backlash until I went to the trouble of explaining all of it.
The policor backlash to the game's realism and grittiness - and the nazi-aspect - was huge.
They knew this acquisition would anger members of the community, and they timed this hire/announcement so as to quiet the predicted backlash.
Amazon pulled HarperCollins books from their site briefly, hoping a groundswell of consumer backlash would force HC and Apple to revise their contract.
[2] : This got changed shortly after considerable backlash.
It's always relatively subtle; they strive to only do what they can get away with...but it's always pushing the line, and is never based on trying to do what's right, merely avoiding backlash.
The public's tepid reaction has brought our nightmare scenario to life - we taught secretive government agencies that they can now do anything they want without fear of public backlash.
The university declined, knowing that the requisite environmental impact study for relicensing would bring withering community backlash.
The new iMacs' chipset and GPU are probably already more expensive than the previous generation's and Apple's almost always unwilling to bump the total cost of the machine or the cost of any BTO parts because they're guaranteed to get more backlash over those moves.
I don't know if someone in the US Justice Department had beef with Swartz they wanted to settle, or if they just wanted to make an example of someone, but one thing is certain and that's that until these prosecutors face actual backlash to their jobs and reputation when they go so far overboard, nothing whatsoever will change.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use backlash in a sentence?
They don't see the actual spying as the cause of all the backlash - it's all Snowden's fault for telling the world.
What does backlash mean?
a movement back from an impact
What part of speech is backlash?
backlash is commonly used as noun, verb.