backlash vs carom

backlash and carom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backlash	Yes	No	Yes	No
carom	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, carom is a hyponym of backlash; that is, carom is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than backlash:

Other hyponyms of backlash include bounce, bouncing, resilience, resiliency, ricochet.

backlash (noun)	carom (noun)
an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence	a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
a movement back from an impact	a glancing rebound

backlash (verb)	carom (verb)
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect	make a carom
	rebound after hitting