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How to pronounce “backlash

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Pronunciation guide for backlash

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of backlash with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Breaking Outhe got a lot of backlash because of his enormous house,
Definition summary
(literal) A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.

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How to pronounce backlash

Breaking Out

he got a lot of backlash because of his enormous house,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “backlash

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (literal) A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.
  • (figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
  • (mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, such as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).Wagon wheel structure showing felk
  • (mechanics) The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
  • [Verb]
  • To perform a backlash, to lash back in reaction to some cause.

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