Recoil
Definition
to suddenly move back or away from something, often because of fear or shock
Example
"THE Sindh government’s 28-point list of restrictions imposed on Aurat March Karachi is a distressing example of familiar double standards: women are celebrated in speeches and choreographed photo opportunities, only for the state to recoil the moment they demand their rights."
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More French Vocabulary
the act of swimming; :
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing