v02378950
| type | v |
| lex_filenum | 41 |
| def | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
| examples | Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble |
| Frame - 1 | Something ----s |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place |
| Derivationally related form | backlash → backlash |
| Derivationally related form | backfire → backfire |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | backfire → backfire |
| Derivationally related form | backlash → backlash |
| Hyponym | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place |
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