| noun | the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |
| noun | a movement back from an impact |
| verb | draw back, as with fear or pain “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf” |
| verb | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble” |
| verb | spring back; spring away from an impact “The rubber ball bounced” |
| verb | spring back, as from a forceful thrust “The gun kicked back into my shoulder” |
| recoil | verb | spring back, as from a forceful thrust |
| kick | verb | spring back, as from a forceful thrust |
| rebound | verb | spring back; spring away from an impact |
| flinch | noun | a reflex response to sudden pain |
| wince | noun | the facial expression of sudden pain |
| backfire | noun | a miscalculation that recoils on its maker |
| backlash | noun | an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence |
| bounce | noun | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) |
| resilient | adjective | elastic; rebounds readily |
| resiliency | noun | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back |
| spring | noun | a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
| bound | noun | a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
| rebound | noun | a movement back from an impact |
| recoil | noun | a movement back from an impact |
| ricochet | noun | a glancing rebound |
| kick | noun | the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |