recoil

• recoil

recoil

Noun

the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

Synonyms:

• recoil
• kick

Noun

a movement back from an impact

Synonyms:

• recoil
• repercussion
• rebound
• backlash

Verb

draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Synonyms:

• flinch
• squinch
• funk
• cringe
• shrink
• wince
• recoil
• quail

Verb

come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; "the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"

Synonyms:

• backfire
• backlash
• recoil

Verb

spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

Synonyms:

• bounce
• resile
• take a hop
• spring
• bound
• rebound
• recoil
• reverberate
• ricochet

Verb

spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

Synonyms:

• kick back
• recoil
• kick