backfire (n)
boomerang (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
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Hypernym miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
Derivationally related form boomerang → boomerang
Derivationally related form backfire → backfire
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Hyponym miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
Derivationally related form boomerang → boomerang
Derivationally related form backfire → backfire

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