backlashed
Faced angry pushback
Backlashed is the past tense of backlash used as a verb, meaning to experience or cause a strong negative reaction against something.
While backlash is more common as a noun describing such a reaction, the verb form appears when describing the aftermath of controversial decisions or cultural shifts: The company backlashed against the new regulations.
In mechanical contexts, backlashed can describe gears or machinery that developed unwanted play or slack in their movement.
Self-returning thrown weapon
- reboundReturn after deflection
- misfireFailure to discharge
- counterproductiveHindering intended outcome
- unintendedNot done on purpose
blowback · miscalculation · overshoot · botched · failed · backfired · rebounded · exploded
Results following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- effectsConsequences or belongings
impact · outcome · blowback · reverberations · aftershock · spillover · wake · toll
Noisy public disturbance
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- criticismJudgment of faults
- furorIntense public excitement
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
blowback · scandal · controversy · canceled · denounced · condemned · pilloried · viral
Backward force from discharge
- snapbackSudden return to position
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- whipStrikes or aerates
- springRecoiling metal spiral
tension · release · snap · jerk · jolt · elastic · rubber-band · cable
Punishing a wrongdoer
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
payback · tit-for-tat · reciprocity · counterstrike · comeuppance · retaliation · punished · responded
boomerang
Self-returning thrown weapon
- reboundReturn after deflection
- misfireFailure to discharge
- counterproductiveHindering intended outcome
unintended · blowback · miscalculation · overshoot · botched · failed · backfired · rebounded · exploded · spectacularly
aftermath
Results following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
effects · impact · outcome · blowback · reverberations · aftershock · spillover · wake · toll · upshot
uproar
Noisy public disturbance
protest · blowback · scandal · controversy · canceled · denounced · condemned · pilloried · viral · hashtag
recoil
Backward force from discharge
spring · tension · release · snap · jerk · jolt · elastic · rubber-band · cable · rope
revenge
Punishing a wrongdoer
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
vengeance · payback · tit-for-tat · reciprocity · counterstrike · comeuppance · retaliation · punished · responded · reacted
backlashedpraised
Expressed approval of
celebrated · embraced · applauded · welcomed · supported
backlashedforward
Onward in direction
advanced · propelled · pushed forward · progressed · accelerated
- conservative backlashTraditionalist reaction against reform
- social media backlash
- tech backlashPublic revolt against technology