carom vs backlash

carom and backlash both are nouns.

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

As nouns, backlash is a hypernym of carom; that is, backlash is a word with a broader meaning than carom:

Other hypernyms of carom include rebound, recoil, repercussion.

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

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