Backlash - Definition

n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: recoil,
repercussion, rebound, backlash]
2: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence;
"there was a backlash of intolerance"
v 1: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired
effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of
trouble" [syn: backfire, backlash, recoil]