Definition of backlash Backlash

/bæˈklæˌʃ/ - [baklatsh] - back•lash

We found 11 definitions of backlash from 6 different sources.

What does backlash mean?

Noun Plural: backlashes
backlash - an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
		reaction doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
backlash - a movement back from an impact
		recoil, repercussion, rebound
		motion, movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
		bouncing, bounce the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
		resilience, resiliency the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

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backlash (Noun)
A sudden backward motion.
backlash (Noun)
A reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
backlash (Noun)
The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear.
backlash (Noun)
The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
backlash (Verb)
To cause or set off a backlash.

backlash (n.)
The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.