Synonyms of blowback

Noun


1. blowback, backfire, explosion, detonation, blowup

usage: the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

2. blowback, misinformation

usage: misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service

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