blowback

Noun
  1. The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired (synset 107423565)
    is a type of: blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
    subtypes: back-blast, backblast - backfire from a recoilless weapon
    same as: backfire
  2. Misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service (synset 106647629)
    is a type of: misinformation - information that is incorrect

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