backlash

/bæk,læʃ/ nounverb
8 letters2 syllables19 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1

A movement back from an impact.

2

An adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence.

“there was a backlash of intolerance”

VERB
1

Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.

“the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”

WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withH
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinacklashbay
Starts & ends withB … H
Syllablesback · lash
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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