recoil - noun

the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

a movement back from an impact

recoil - verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain
• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
• spring back; spring away from an impact
• spring back, as from a forceful thrust

recoil - thesaurus

backfire   backlash   bounce   bound   cringe   flinch   funk   kick   quail   rebound   repercussion   resile   reverberate   ricochet   shrink   spring   squinch   wince