rebound
Other forms: rebounds; rebounded; rebounding
To rebound is to come back from a slump. You might rebound from an illness, or your country might rebound from an economic recession.
Like many words that start with the prefix re, rebound involves something happening again. In this case, to rebound is to bounce back to a previous state or condition. When you start to feel happy again after your heart gets broken, you rebound. If the stock market crashes and then returns to a healthy level, it rebounds.
Definitions of rebound
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spring back; spring away from an impact
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return to a former condition
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synonyms:
rally
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type of:
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go back, recover, recuperate
regain a former condition after a financial loss
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go back, recover, recuperate
Definitions of rebound
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a movement back from an impact
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synonyms:
backlash, recoil, repercussion
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types:
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bounce, bouncing
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
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resilience, resiliency
an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
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carom, ricochet
a glancing rebound
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bounce, bouncing
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the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
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a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
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