- handou reaction, recoil, kick, backlash
Used for political or social backlash, not physical recoil; formal word in news and editorials.
改革への反動が強まっている。
Kaikaku e no handou ga tsuyomatte iru.
The backlash against reform is growing.
その政策は反動だと批判された。
Sono seisaku wa handou da to hihansareta.
That policy was criticized as reactionary.
⚖️ Not for physical recoil; use 反動 for political backlash, 後退 for setback, 反発 for repulsion.
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