Definition
To spring back or jerk backward suddenly, or to feel sudden horror or repulsion away from something.
Etymology
From Old French 'reculer' (to go back), from 're-' (back) + 'culier' (related to buttocks/back). Literally 'to go back.' First used for physical movement, then for emotional reactions by the 1600s.
Kelly Says
When a gun fires, the recoil is just Newton's Third Law in action—every action has an equal and opposite reaction! Shooters have to brace for recoil, which is why marksmen training is so important. The word now describes any jerking-back motion, physical or emotional.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወደኋላ
we-de-hwal-la
ARالعربية
انزلاق
in-zilaaq
BNবাংলা
প্রতিক্রিয়া
pro-tik-ri-ya
CACatalà
reculada
re-ku-la-da
DADansk
tilbagekald
til-ba-ge-kald
DEDeutsch
Rückstoß
ryck-stoss
ELΕλληνικά
αντίδραση
an-ti-dra-si
ESEspañol
retroceso
re-tro-se-so
FAفارسی
بازگشت
ba-z-gash-t
FISuomi
kääntymä
käänt-ym-ä
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રિયા
pri-ti-kri-ya
HEעברית
התנגשות
ha-t-na-g-shut
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिक्रिया
prat-i-kri-ya
HUMagyar
visszahúzódás
vis-sa-hoo-zood-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
mundur
mun-dur
ITItaliano
rimbalzo
ri-mbal-zo
MRMR
प्रतिक्रिया
pra-ti-kri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
pantulan
pan-tu-lan
NLNederlands
terugtrekken
ter-ug-trek-ken
PTPortuguês
retrocesso
re-tro-se-sso
RORomână
împingare
im-ping-a-re
SWKiswahili
kupungua
koo-pu-ng-wa
TAதமிழ்
திருப்பம்
thir-up-pam
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిస్పందన
pri-tis-pan-dan
TRTürkçe
geri tepme
ge-ri te-p-me
UKУкраїнська
відкат
vid-kat
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la