The word
"backlash" means a strong negative reaction or response to something, often involving criticism or opposition.
Full definition
The firm received a ton
of backlash from their community.
A popular dating site is receiving
backlash in... But it's also true that I found my boyfriend on an online dating site, too.
Currently, it's facing
backlash over news it slows down older iPhones on purpose.
The video - sharing platform had previously faced
backlash for exposing kids to offensive content and ads.
But this should definitely come as a big blow to the tech giant which is already
facing backlash from certain sections of the public for their aggressive policies on patents.
But it's struggled with
backlash after changes to content moderation and censorship, and how to handle credit card processing fees.
But we find little evidence of a
public backlash against Common Core and test - based accountability, at least on the basis of new information about local school district rankings.
Other academic studies have revealed a growing
backlash by white employees to diversity programs that many had once supported.
In fact, we might even get
backlash on social media if a hot new service isn't available in a potential customer's country.
Impact: Like most bans on plastics, it has
received backlash from the plastic industry.
If you, as a customer, are dissatisfied with a product, shouldn't you have the freedom to express your opinion publicly without having to worry
about backlash from the company?
To counteract the negative circumstances of implementation in many places, Common Core advocates need to work deliberately to gain the support of parents in the face of
political backlash against the standards.
And we can't impose a requirement that they do without expecting serious
backlash as a result.
And they run the risk of
backlash if and when early results prove disappointing.
The team just couldn't continue in its present form without
fan backlash.
This had zero
backlash at all, since it was a new service.
This suggests a massive
consumer backlash against the cable companies, which often deliver poor quality pictures.
I was expecting more
backlash when I published my annuity pieces a little while ago, but it seems that people are warming back up to them.
However, reading through the Reddit thread on the topic shows the
massive backlash against the marketing stunt.
The mask of test secrecy that is being used as an excuse for the lack of transparency has created growing distress and a huge
backlash among parents, students and educators.
Snap has endured
growing backlash from fans following a controversial redesign, with many calling for the company to revert to its old user interface.
The bill would not include the controversial first in first out stock sales change, which
sparked backlash in the investing community.
This growth comes despite a dramatic increase in the volume of negative user ratings for the app, as well as headline - making social
media backlash to the changes.
If there is
significant backlash against the social network, it can claim that users willingly made the choice to share their information with everyone.
I think it seems that it's mostly self - published authors receiving
backlash because they depend more so on the reader.
• Companies in regulated industries, like health care and banking, need to think about enforcement and
potential backlash from regulatory bodies and agencies.
She provided proactive advice to help them avoid yielding
major backlash in various locales.
She hasn't seen
much backlash for her run, noting that feedback at the marathon was positive.
Despite the widespread use of this idea, there has been
recent backlash against it.
I would say the risk is bigger if you continue with a client that has difference in values, which could
create backlash with other clients.
And there reason might be to prevent
user backlash about this latest update not being available to any existing Fire device in the market.
But as the decades passed, lawmakers increasingly passed bills to raise their salary as far in advance of the next election as possible to reduce the likelihood of
voter backlash.
Teacher leader work can go a long ways to easing people through that phase and
avoiding backlash against a new program.
It cost arsenal an indispensable player, a title challenge and opened the
biggest backlash wenger faced in his 20 years tenure.
The costume itself has been pulled from the company's website following
intense backlash and criticism on social media.
It usually leaves a
strong backlash by the people who didn't find it that good, and people become divided over the story being the best thing or the worst thing ever.
They say
widespread backlash over Common Core is due in part to the high - stakes teacher evaluation system.
I got a
severe backlash on my taxes this year, and have very little money left over, let alone for a mechanic or a garage.