backlash

levée de boucliers, réaction hostile

Réaction forte et pleine de colère contre une action, une décision ou un changement.

En anglais simple : A strong, angry reaction against an action, decision, or change.

• The decision caused a public backlash.
• She faced a backlash after her comments.
• There is growing backlash against the new policy.

Comment l'utiliser : backlash against something (There was a backlash against the new charges.); backlash from someone (The proposal caused a backlash from parents.)

Synonymes : outcry, hostile reaction

Expressions courantes : public backlash, face a backlash, backlash against something

recul, retour brusque

Mouvement soudain vers l’arrière, comme celui d’une corde tendue qui se casse ou qu’on relâche.

En anglais simple : A sudden movement backward, such as when a stretched rope or band breaks or is released.

• The rope’s backlash struck his arm.
• Stand clear to avoid backlash when the cable snaps.
• The stretched band produced a sharp backlash.

Synonymes : recoil, kickback

Expressions courantes : a sudden backlash, rope backlash, violent backlash