English-Dutch translations for backlash

• speling
• tegenstroom
• verzet
  Het verzet daartegen zou een hele nieuwe cause célèbre voor het terrorisme kunnen creëren. The backlash could create a whole new cause célèbre for terrorism.
  Europese socialistische vrouwen zijn bereid met al hun energie te vechten tegen dit conservatieve verzet in de VS. European socialist women are ready to fight with all their energy against this conservative backlash in the US.
  Ik ben blij dat de Turkse regering, na dit verzet hiertegen, vorige week heeft aangekondigd door te willen gaan met de democratische opening. Following this backlash against the democratic opening, I welcome last week's announcement by the Turkish Government to carry the democratic opening further.

Definition of backlash

• A sudden backward motion
• The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear
• To cause or set off a backlash

Examples

• The public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent.

Related words

• backlog
• backlight
• backlighting
• backless
• backlit
• backline
• backlink
• backletter
• backlash#Inglese|backlash