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Definition of Blowback
1. Noun. The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired.
Exact synonyms: Backfire
Generic synonyms: Blowup, Detonation, Explosion
Specialized synonyms: Back-blast, Backblast
Generic synonyms: Blowup, Detonation, Explosion
Specialized synonyms: Back-blast, Backblast
2. Noun. Misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service.
Generic synonyms: Misinformation
Definition of Blowback
1. an escape of gases [n -S]