backfired

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backfired

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of backfire

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Closest in meaning: blew, failed, missed, misfired, backtracked, backpedaled, miscalculated, screwup, screwed up, failure, misjudged, misdirected, miscalculate, bungled, miscalculation, screw up

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@misc{backfired_2026,
  title = {backfired},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backfired},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}