Словарь синонимов английского языка - recoil

(v) 1. jerk or jump or spring back, start, flinch, wince, shrink, blench, balk or baulk, shy (away) (from): He recoiled when confronted with the evidence of the gruesome experiments with live animals. 2. rebound, bounce back, resile, kick back: When fired, the gun becoiled, bruising his shoulder. -(n) 3. kick, rebound, repercussion, backlash: He was unprepared for the violent recoil of the old gun.