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Recoil
rɪˈkɔɪl
Recoil definitions
verb
recoil
recoiled
recoiling
recoils
- suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust
"he recoiled in horror"
draw back jump back spring back jerk back pull back- feel fear, horror, or disgust at the thought of something
"Ronni felt herself recoil at the very thought"
- rebound or spring back through force of impact or elasticity
"the muscle has the ability to recoil"
- (of a gun) move abruptly backwards as a reaction on firing a bullet, shell, or other missile
"the rifle recoiled"
- (of an action) have an adverse reactive effect on (the originator)
"if man upsets his planetary ecosystem it will automatically recoil upon him"