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What is another word for
backfire
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Verb
To result in the opposite of an intended effect
To fail in the intended effect
To have a negative impact, thwarting one's intentions or goals
Noun
A counterproductive event or result
An angry or negative reaction to an event or action
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Verb
▲
To result in the opposite of an intended effect
boomerang
rebound
misfire
recoil
backlash
ricochet
fail
miscarry
founder
flop
bomb
disappoint
redound on
be self-defeating
meet with disaster
have an adverse effect
go wrong
be counterproductive
spring back
turn out badly
not go as planned
fall flat
fall through
go belly-up
cause one to be hoist with one's own petard
have unwelcome repercussions for
come back
bounce back
come back on
kick back
have an adverse effect on
bounce
carom
glance
skim
skip
redound
reverberate
return
rebound on
recoil on
snap back
deflect
affect badly
reflect
be unsuccessful
go amiss
go pear-shaped
boing
echo
come to grief
fail to work out
glance off
bounce off
have unwelcome repercussions
come home to roost
blow up in one's face
misfire on
backfire on
be self-defeating for
score an own goal
boomerang on
come back upon
resile
return with interest
react badly
resound
jump back
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“This comes with the warning that this plan can
backfire
spectacularly.”
Verb
▲
To fail in the intended effect
misfire
miscarry
go wrong
go up in smoke
fail
flop
founder
fall flat
be unsuccessful
abort
come to nothing
come to grief
meet with disaster
collapse
fall through
break down
bite the dust
miss the mark
run aground
come a cropper
not succeed
be in vain
be defeated
come to naught
go astray
miss
bomb
fizzle out
go awry
be frustrated
suffer defeat
not come up to scratch
go down like a lead balloon
lack success
fold
flounder
flunk
tank
crater
flatline
fall short
flame out
strike out
be ruined
wash out
fizzle
boomerang
rebound
blunder
slip
go amiss
go pear-shaped
fall
recoil
flummox
nosedive
go belly-up
turn out badly
go down
come unstuck
be abortive
go downhill
not work
go phut
be demoted
be found lacking
miss the boat
hit the skids
wallow
miss the target
yield
give
crumple
buckle
disappoint
fail to go off
poop out
not come off
fizz out
peter out
lose
underperform
fail miserably
sink without trace
go out of business
blow it
bomb out
fluff
underachieve
screw up
unravel
fall flat on your face
be found wanting
not pass
lay an egg
be rejected
hit rock bottom
blow up in someone's face
go by the board
go down the toilet
not pass muster
cave in
come unglued
not make the grade
fall by the wayside
be found deficient
not come up to the mark
go adrift
go off course
go badly
be a failure
fall apart
go haywire
come apart at the seams
crash
close
bellyflop
do something badly
come apart
lose money
go to the wall
be a disappointment
be a disaster
decline
deteriorate
backslide
hit bottom
lose status
play into
lose out
go down swinging
back wrong horse
lose control
miss fire
gang agley
diminish
abate
dwindle
wane
fall away
drop off
die down
die out
die away
decrease
ebb
subside
weaken
ease
moderate
recede
wither
end
lower
degenerate
taper
relent
flag
bust
remit
pall
drop
fall down
taper off
de-escalate
let up
fall off
foul up
trip up
slip up
go to pieces
ratchet down
drain away
phase down
bungle
plough
UK
dissatisfy
plow
US
terminate
languish
come to a halt
end in defeat
be a fiasco
end in disappointment
fall short of
fall short of expectations
bring to naught
not show
drop out
meet with failure
go on the rocks
come to a sticky end
come to a bad end
fade
not come up to expectations
slacken
slump
vanish
attenuate
evaporate
droop
dissolve
contract
dim
atrophy
crumble
disintegrate
evanesce
tail off
melt away
be on the way out
get smaller
give way
ease off
waste away
give in
slack off
grow faint
wind down
become weak
fade away
draw to a close
lessen
reduce
minimize
US
shrink
minimise
UK
dry up
be deficient
be lacking
be inadequate
be wanting
be insufficient
not come to ripeness
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Verb
▲
To have a negative impact, thwarting one's intentions or goals
count against
counter
hurt
reverse
detract
militate against
weigh against
tell against
countervail
work against
discredit
go against
Noun
▲
A counterproductive event or result
blunder
debacle
disaster
failure
fiasco
flop
misfire
reversal
setback
“The plan to increase prices ended up being a
backfire
, as it led to a significant decrease in sales.”
Noun
▲
An angry or negative reaction to an event or action
backlash
counteraction
retaliation
response
comeback
recoil
resistance
reaction
repercussion
counterattack
fallout
reprisal
backwash
retroaction
resentment
boomerang
counterblast
criticism
kickback
repercussions
reverberations
tangle
adverse reaction
adverse response
hostile response
reflex
retort
reply
revulsion
reciprocation
return
rise
counter
balance
reverberation
corrective
neutralizer
retribution
echo
reflection
rebound
knee-jerk response
answer
feedback
rejoinder
take
acknowledgment
US
riposte
acknowledgement
UK
lip
antiphon
snappy comeback
clapback
back talk
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