backfiring - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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(of a vehicle or its engine) undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust

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a car backfired in the road and shoppers ducked instinctively

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(verb)

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(of a plan or action) have an opposite and undesirable effect to what was intended

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overzealous publicity backfired on her

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