Recoil

/rɪˈkɔɪl/ verb, noun

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
CSČeština
odraz
o-draz
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
FRFrançais
recul
re-kul
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રિયા
pri-ti-kri-ya
HAHA
tashi
ta-shi
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
IGIG
nkechi
n-ke-chi
ITItaliano
rimbalzo
ri-mbal-zo
JA日本語
後退(こうたい)
ko-tai
KKKK
terek
te-rek
KMKM
បន្ទាប់
bon-daap
KO한국어
후퇴(후퇴)
hu-t-oe
MRMR
प्रतिक्रिया
pra-ti-kri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
pantulan
pan-tu-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်
pyan-li
NLNederlands
terugtrekken
ter-ug-trek-ken
NONorsk
recoil
re-coil
PAPA
ਪੁਰਜਾ
pu-r-ja
PLPolski
odrzut
od-rzut
PTPortuguês
retrocesso
re-tro-se-sso
RORomână
împingare
im-ping-a-re
RUРусский
откат
ot-kat
SVSvenska
recoil
ri-coil
SWKiswahili
kupungua
koo-pu-ng-wa
TAதமிழ்
திருப்பம்
thir-up-pam
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిస్పందన
pri-tis-pan-dan
THไทย
ถอยหลัง
toy-hng
TLTL
pagbalik
pa-g-balik
TRTürkçe
geri tepme
ge-ri te-p-me
UKУкраїнська
відкат
vid-kat
URاردو
پرتاب
par-tab
VITiếng Việt
lùi
lui
YOYO
ṣẹ̀
she
ZH中文
后坐力
hou-zuò-li
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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