: 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)
backlashernoun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBarr faced a backlash from Trump after telling him there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election.Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2022 Barr faced a backlash from Trump after telling him there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Azi Paybarah, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Barr faced a backlash from Trump after telling him there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Azi Paybarah, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 Palin’s loss — in a state Trump won by 10 points in 2020 — has produced backlash from Republicans. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022 The trend, originally surfaced by a Gen Z TikTok creator, unleashed an avalanche of passionate backlash from business leaders. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 In 2018, Serena Williams’ black catsuit at the French Open earned unnecessary backlash from the French Tennis Federation and led to the ban of similar outfits altogether. Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2022 However there was a backlash from armorers who supply the weapons and manage them on sets. Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The singer turned heads on the red carpet in her meat dress – and spurred questions and backlash from animal rights activists. Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + BACKLASH | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤conservative保守派的強烈反對◇a conservative backlash against the feminism of the 80s保守派對 80 年代女權主義的強烈反對➤anti-American, anti-feminist, anti-war, etc.強烈的反美、反女權主義、反戰等反應▸➤political政治上的強烈反對▸➤public公開的強烈反對➤inevitable不可避免的強烈反對VERB + BACKLASH➤cause, create, engender, fuel, produce, provoke, spark, trigger導致/造成/產生/進一步激起/引發/挑起/點燃/觸發強烈反對◇Such a decision may provoke a backlash from their supporters.這樣的決定可能會在他們的支持者中引起強烈反對。➤risk冒着受到強烈反對的風險▸➤expect, fear預計會有/擔心遭遇強烈反對▸➤face面臨強烈反對PREPOSITION➤backlash against對⋯的強烈反對◇a backlash against any reforms對任何變革的強烈反對➤backlash from來自⋯的強烈反對◇They face a backlash from shareholders.他們面臨來自股東的強烈反對。