backfire (v)
backlash (v)
recoil (v)

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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
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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
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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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