backfire

8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr

noun

the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

verb

come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

Backfire in a sentence

His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled.

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