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Collocations for backlash - noun

ADJECTIVE

conservative
a conservative backlash against the feminism of the 80s
anti-American, anti-feminist, anti-war, etc.
political
public
inevitable

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VERB + backlash

cause, create, engender, fuel, produce, provoke, spark, trigger
Such a decision may provoke a backlash from their supporters.
risk
expect, fear
face

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PREPOSITION

backlash against
a backlash against any reforms
backlash from
They face a backlash from shareholders.

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