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recoil

/ri'kɔɪl/

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noun
a movement back from an impact
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backlash rebound repercussion

type of:
movement motion
verb
spring back; spring away from an impact
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bounce bound rebound resile reverberate ricochet spring take a hop

type of:
jump spring bound leap
verb
spring back, as from a forceful thrust
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kick kick back

type of:
bound resile reverberate ricochet spring take a hop bounce rebound
verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
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cringe flinch funk quail shrink squinch wince

type of:
move
verb
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
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backfire backlash

type of:
go on take place pass off pass occur hap happen come about fall out
noun
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
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kick

type of:
movement motion

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