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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:
burn, burn down, detonation, explosion, fire, make noise, miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning, noise, oppose, react, resound

Synonyms:
backlash, boomerang

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— Adjectives for backfire: loud, political, sudden, occasional, little, explosive, whole, own, long, likely, possible, more...

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