It means your either reading from "characters in conflict" or your in Mr. Pierce's English class
(v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back.In The Speckled Band, sleuth Sherlock Holmes points out that "violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent."
recoil
as far as i know recoil means change in the momentum of a particale, either by collision with another particale or radiation interaction.
To shrink in fearTo draw in one's muscles involuntarilyTo recoil in distaste
The recoil of the rifle bruised her shoulder.The recoil sent him flying backwards.
The prefix of "recoil" is "re-".
You can never stop recoil. You can reduce the felt effects, but, the recoil will still be there.
recoil
You need to define recoil capacity. All firearms have some degree of recoil. However, recoil CAPACITY is not a term used with firearms.
It can be either.The gun will recoil when he fires it (verb). If he is not careful, the recoil will dislocate his shoulder (noun)!
It is not possible.
It is impossible to stop recoil.