blowback
🇺🇸
/ˈbləʊbæk/
🇬🇧
/ˈbləʊbæk/
noun
R
when gases move in the opposite direction to what is normal
The gun had a blowback issue that needed fixing.
R
unintended negative effects of a political action
The controversial law caused a lot of blowback from the public.
translation
when gases move in the opposite direction to what is normal; unintended negative effects of a political action
Word Forms
Plural
blowbacks