"backlash" meaning in Anglais

See backlash in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈbækˌlæʃ\, ˈbækˌlæʃ Audio: En-us-backlash.ogg Forms: backlashes [plural]
  1. Contrecoup, rebond, force de recul telle celle d’une corde qui lâche ou d’un élastique qui craque sous l’accumulation de tension.
    Sense id: fr-backlash-en-noun-Clr5EMV4 Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
  2. Tollé, réaction, objection. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-backlash-en-noun-sY9sv7hZ Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
  3. Backlash, contre-offensive conservatrice dans un pays, une culture, en particulier contre les avancées récentes en matière de droits des femmes. Tags: especially
  4. Jeu, vide entre deux pièces d’un mécanisme d’un serrage ou d’une articulation ; entredent.
    Sense id: fr-backlash-en-noun-XB~uvpbP Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la mécanique, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais Topics: mechanical
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: backwash, counterattack, countermobilization, counteroffensive

Inflected forms

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