1. (

• recoil ,
• repercussion ,
• rebound ,
• backlash

) a movement back from an impact ;

2. (

• rebound ,

) a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death" ;

3. (

• rebound

) the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot ;

1. (

• bounce ,
• resile ,
• take_a_hop ,
• spring ,
• bound ,
• rebound ,
• recoil ,
• reverberate ,
• ricochet

) spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" ;

2. (

• rally ,
• rebound

) return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" ;