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English to English noun
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a movement back from an impact |  | source: wordnet30
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an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence | | Example: there was a backlash of intolerance
source: wordnet30
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The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion. | | source: webster1913 verb
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come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | | Example: Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
source: wordnet30
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