re·coil • v. / riˈkoil/ [intr.] suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust: he recoiled in horror. ∎  feel fear, horror, or disgust at the thought or prospect of something; shrink mentally: Renee felt herself recoil at the very thought. ∎  (of a gun) move abruptly backward as a reaction on firing a bullet, shell, or other missile. ∎  rebound or spring back through force of impact or elasticity: the muscle has the ability to recoil. ∎  (recoil on/upon) (of an action) have an adverse reactive effect on (the originator): the soothsayers agreed that all the dangers would recoil on the heads of those who were in possession of the entrails.• n. / ˈrēˌkoil; riˈkoil/ the action of recoiling: his body jerked with the recoil of the rifle.

Recoil ★★ 1997 (R)

L.A. detective Ray Morgan (Daniels) gets in trouble with a crime family and they target his wife and family. So, for Ray it's a kill or be killed situation. 96m/C VHS, DVD . Gary Daniels, Gregory McKinney; D: Art Camacho; W: Richard Preston Jr.; C: Ken Blakey; M: Tim Wynn. VIDEO

recoil †beat or drive back XIII; retreat, retire XIV; †go or draw back XV; spring back XVI. — (O)F. reculer — Rom. *recūlāre, f. L. RE- + cūlus posteriors.
Hence sb. XVI (once XIV).