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

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blowback

blousing
blouson
blousons
blousy
bloviate
bloviated
bloviates
bloviating
bloviation
bloviations
blow
blow
blow-by-blow
blow-dry
blow-out fracture
blowback (current term)
blowbacks
blowball
blowball
blowballs
blowby
blowbys
blowdown
blowdowns
blowed
blower
blower
blowers
blowfish
blowfishes

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