Knockback

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.

2.nounSomething that impedes or reverses progress; a setback.

3.nounA rejection; a refusal.

"He got a few knockbacks today when he tried to give his resume out at the local shops."

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