blowback

/ ˈbləʊˌbæk /

noun

1. the escape to the rear of gases formed during the firing of a weapon or in a boiler, internal-combustion engine, etc

2. the action of a light automatic weapon in which the expanding gases of the propellant force back the bolt, thus reloading the weapon

Example Sentences

But that devotion to exposing corruption comes at a price frequently paid by the communities least deserving of the blowback.

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Regardless, it suggests the blowback facing Kamala Harris and the campaign diary she published last week is happening right on cue.

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ABC had pulled the show “indefinitely” starting Sept. 17 following blowback over Kimmel’s remarks about the shooting death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

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“Somebody within the administration drives an announcement, there’s blowback, and then they end up modifying their plans.”

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“He got a lot of blowback from people who had the love-it-or-leave-it mentality. We’re seeing it again now, this notion that if you’re challenging the way things are, you must not love America.”

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