Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blowback

2 senses of blowback

Sense 1
blowback, backfire -- (the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired)
       => explosion, detonation, blowup -- (a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction)

Sense 2
blowback -- (misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service)
       => misinformation -- (information that is incorrect)