Words and phrases that have a meaning related to backfire: (140 results)
Often used in the same context:
undermine, alienate, undercut, complicate, enrage, discourage, embolden, infuriate, cripple, irritate, self fulfilling prophecy, irk, jeopardize, endanger, erode, exacerbate, imperil, provoke, weaken, hinder, inflame, antagonize, rile, aggravate, derail, dissuade, embarrass, confuse, displease, hamper, scupper, depress, stymie, unnerve, embitter, scuttle, marginalize, retaliate, diminish, crimp, demotivate, frustrate, demoralize, stifle, harm, devastate, miscalculate, overwhelm, domino effect, stoke, deter, discomfit, rankle, polarize, unsettle, frighten, fizzle, hearten, annoy, cheapen, frown upon, hurt, threaten, precipitate, endear, prompt, ruin, destabilize, tarnish, overshadow, horrify, intimidate, dilute, falter, disrupt, curry favor, distort, engender, damaging, exasperate, discredit, ripple effect, squelch, worsen, distract, ignite, trump, deflate, negate, devalue, impinge, intensify, impede, resist, resent, curtail, dispirit, undoing, offend, affect, galvanize, disorganise, heave, rap, sting, upset, clap, fits, hiccups, hitch, hurricane, knocks, scuffle, squall, thunder, tumble, ache, agitation, bang, breaks, bump, colds
More specific:
backblast
Appears in the definition of:
back-blast, backblast
More general:
Also try:burn, burn down, detonation, explosion, fire, make noise, miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning, noise, oppose, react, resound
— Adjectives for backfire: loud, political, sudden, occasional, little, explosive, whole, own, long, likely, possible, more...
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