WordStudybackfire
To have the opposite effect from what was wanted.
Meanings of «backfire»
1 · verb
to have the opposite effect from what was wanted
His clever excuse backfired and made the teacher even angrier.
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«backfire» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
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