backfire

English Thesaurus

1. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun.act)

hypernym	:	miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning,
definition	:	a mistake in calculating (noun.act)

2. a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path (noun.event)

hypernym	:	fire,
definition	:	the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event)

3. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event)

hypernym	:	blowup, detonation, explosion, blowup, detonation, explosion,
definition	:	a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event)

4. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired (noun.event)

hyponym	:	back-blast, backblast,
definition	:	backfire from a recoilless weapon (noun.event)

5. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire (verb.change)

hypernym	:	burn, burn down, fire,
definition	:	destroy by fire (verb.change)

6. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	make noise, noise, resound,
definition	:	emit a noise (verb.perception)

7. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)

hypernym	:	come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place,
definition	:	come to pass (verb.change)

8. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun.act)

derivation	:	boomerang,
definition	:	return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang (verb.motion)

derivation	:	backfire, backlash, recoil,
definition	:	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)

9. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event)

derivation	:	backfire,
definition	:	emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception)

10. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception)

derivation	:	backfire,
definition	:	a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event)

11. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)

derivation	:	backfire, boomerang,
definition	:	a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun.act)

derivation	:	backlash,
definition	:	an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence (noun.act)

12. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun.act)

derivation	:	boomerang,
definition	:	return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang (verb.motion)

derivation	:	backfire, backlash, recoil,
definition	:	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)

13. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event)

derivation	:	backfire,
definition	:	emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception)

14. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception)

derivation	:	backfire,
definition	:	a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event)

15. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)

derivation	:	backfire, boomerang,
definition	:	a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun.act)

derivation	:	backlash,
definition	:	an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence (noun.act)