backlash vs ricochet

backlash and ricochet both are nouns.

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

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

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

backlash (noun)	ricochet (noun)
an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence	a glancing rebound
a movement back from an impact

backlash (verb)	ricochet (verb)
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect	spring back; spring away from an impact