knockback means A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Etymology
Deverbal from knock back.
noun
- A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.“He lifted his hand in a knockback spell, which would send me sailing right into the zombie.”
- Something that impedes or reverses progress; a setback.“[…]the chemo had not worked and had gone back into his brain.[…]He had knockback after knockback. It would have taken its toll on anyone.”
- A rejection; a refusal.“He got a few knockbacks today when he tried to give his resume out at the local shops.”