Backlash and Cause

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Backlash noun - A movement back from an impact.

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Cause is an antonym for backlash in adverse reaction topic.

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Backlash is an antonym for cause.

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

common	common backlash	common cause
initial	initial backlash	initial cause
obvious	obvious backlash	obvious cause
real	real backlash	real cause
Other adjectives: big, great, serious, huge, bad, potential, main, major, heroic, immediate, political, possible, apparent, larger, biggest.

As the backlash against the Damsel in Distress, Faux Action Girl, and other similar tropes show, the audience doesn't sympathize with characters who mostly cause problems.

Source: So You Want To / Avoid Writing A Mary Sue
The last concerning Yanase is the cause of a huge backlash given that Yanase was just rejected by Chiaki a second time and entered a Heroic B.S.O.D.

Source: Karma Houdini / Anime
Also: "George Bush doesn't care about black people," although it didn't cause the same amount of backlash.

Source: Never Live It Down / Music

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