blowbacks
Actions' unexpected returns
Blowbacks is the plural of blowback.
In firearms, blowback is the rearward force of expanding gases that cycles the action.
More broadly, blowback refers to unintended negative consequences of an action, especially in politics or espionage: The agency faced blowbacks from its covert operations.
The term implies consequences that rebound on the actor.
Retaliation for injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
revenge · comeuppance · counterstrike · tit-for-tat · retaliation · counterblow · reciprocation
Results of actions taken
- aftermathResults following an event
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- implicationsSuggested but unspoken meanings
backlash · spillover · unintended · knock-on · complications · escalation · intelligence · CIA
Backward force from discharge
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- reboundReturn after deflection
- snapbackSudden return to position
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
jerk · shock · whiplash · force · impact · thrust · reaction
Yield unintended consequences
- misfireFailure to discharge
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- engineMachine producing motion
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
ignition · combustion · firearm · exhaust · gas-operated · cycling · chamber · bolt
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
payback · revenge · comeuppance · counterstrike · tit-for-tat · retaliation · counterblow · reciprocation
consequences
Results of actions taken
- aftermathResults following an event
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
implications · backlash · spillover · unintended · knock-on · complications · escalation · intelligence · CIA · interventionism
recoil
Backward force from discharge
pushback · jerk · shock · whiplash · force · impact · thrust · reaction
backfire
Yield unintended consequences
- misfireFailure to discharge
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- engineMachine producing motion
carburetor · ignition · combustion · firearm · exhaust · gas-operated · cycling · chamber · bolt · action