GUARDIAN N

Blowback

French

contrecoup

Definition

a strong and negative reaction to something

Example

"According to him, todayโ€™s terrorism is the โ€œblowbackโ€ of โ€œmistakes committed by dictators in the pastโ€, referring to the respective involvement of generals Zia and Musharraf in Afghanistan."

Antonyms

support approval endorsement

All Translations

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Arabic ุฑุฏ ูุนู„ ุนู†ูŠู
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Urdu ุฑุฏุนู…ู„

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