揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)し

ゆりもどし
noun
rebound; backlash; swing back; aftershock
1. aftershock; secondary tremor
A secondary earthquake tremor that follows the main quake, swinging the ground back.
大(おお)きな地震(じしん)の後(あと)に揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)しがあった。
There were aftershocks after the big earthquake.
揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)しに注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Please be careful of aftershocks.
余震(よしん)や揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)しに備(そな)えて避難(ひなん)を続(つづ)けた。
We continued to take shelter in preparation for aftershocks and secondary tremors.
2. rebound; backlash; swing back; reaction
A return swing or counter-reaction following a major change or trend. Used figuratively for social, political, or economic reversals.
改革(かいかく)に対(たい)する揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)しが起(お)きた。
A backlash against the reforms occurred.
株価(かぶか)の急落(きゅうらく)の後(あと)、揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)しで少(すこ)し回復(かいふく)した。
After the sharp drop in stock prices, there was a slight recovery on the rebound.
急速(きゅうそく)な変化(へんか)の後(あと)には、必(かなら)ず揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)しがくるものだ。
After rapid changes, a swing back always comes.

Literally "swing back" from 揺(ゆ)る (to shake) + 戻(もど)す (to return). The physical image of a pendulum swinging back underlies both the seismological and figurative meanings.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 余震(よしん): aftershock (seismological) — the standard technical term for earthquake aftershocks, while 揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)し is more descriptive and also extends to figurative use
  • 反動(はんどう): reaction, recoil — similar figurative meaning of counter-reaction, but emphasizes the force of opposition rather than the swinging-back motion
  • リバウンド: rebound (loanword) — commonly used for weight regain after dieting, while 揺(ゆ)り戻(もど)し covers broader social and political reversals

Related Words

Compare: 余震(よしん) (aftershock)
Compare: 反動(はんどう) (reaction, recoil)
Compare: リバウンド (rebound)
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Added 2026.4.25 20:20 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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