bounceback

or bounce-back

[ bouns-bak ]
/ ˈbaʊnsˌbæk /

noun

the act or an instance of bouncing back, recovering, or recuperating: Fall sales have experienced a tremendous bounceback.

Origin of bounceback

noun use of verb phrase bounce back

Definition for bounce back (2 of 2)

Origin of bounce

1175–1225; Middle English buncin, bounsen, variant of bunkin, apparently cognate with Dutch bonken to thump, belabor, bonzen to knock, bump

OTHER WORDS FROM bounce

bounce·a·ble, adjective bounce·a·bly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for bounce back (1 of 2)

bounce back

verb

(intr, adverb) to recover one's health, good spirits, confidence, etc, easily after a setback

noun bounce-back

a recovery following a setback

British Dictionary definitions for bounce back (2 of 2)

bounce
/ (baʊns) /

verb

noun

Word Origin for bounce

C13: probably of imitative origin; compare Low German bunsen to beat, Dutch bonken to thump

Idioms and Phrases with bounce back (1 of 2)

bounce back

Recover quickly, as in She had pneumonia, but she bounced back in less than a week. This expression is a metaphor for the rebound of a ball or some elastic material.

Idioms and Phrases with bounce back (2 of 2)

bounce