pushback

[ poosh-bak ]

noun
  1. a mechanism that forces an object backward.

  2. opposition or resistance to a plan, action, statement, etc.: The regulations got some pushback from farmers.

  1. the forcing of an enemy to withdraw.

Origin of pushback

1
First recorded in 1940–45; push + back2

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