recoil

Noun
  1. The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired (synset 107365354)
    hypernym: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    synonym: kick
  2. A movement back from an impact (synset 107364792)
    hypernym: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    hyponym:
    synonym: backlash, rebound, repercussion
Verb
  1. Draw back, as with fear or pain (synset 202064997)
    "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
    hypernym: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    hyponym: retract, shrink back - pull away from a source of disgust or fear
    synonym: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, shrink, squinch, wince
  2. Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (synset 202384041)
    "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; "the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"
    hypernym: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place - come to pass
    synonym: backfire, backlash
  3. Spring back;
    Spring away from an impact (synset 201896097)
    "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
    hypernym: bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds
    hyponym:
    synonym: bounce, bound, rebound, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
  4. Spring back, as from a forceful thrust (synset 201374119)
    "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
    hypernym: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop - spring back; spring away from an impact
    synonym: kick, kick back

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