blowback

blow back |ˈblōˌbak ˈbloʊbæk | ▶noun 1 a process in which gases expand or travel in a direction opposite to the usual one, esp. through escape of pressure or delayed combustion. 2 the unintended adverse results of a political action or situation: this is the blowback from all those aggressive public health campaigns.

blowback

blow |back |ˈbləʊbak | ▶noun 1 a process in which gases expand or travel in a direction opposite to the usual one, especially through escape of pressure or delayed combustion. 2 chiefly US the unintended adverse results of a political action or situation: this is the blowback from all those aggressive public health campaigns.