Backfire
Backfire verb - To have the reverse of the desired or expected effect.
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Come back and backfire are semantically related. in rebound topic. In some cases you can use "Come back" instead a verb "Backfire".
Nearby Words: backfired, backfiring
Come back
Come back verb - To become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness.
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- Closer to the trope, Haven's leadership as a whole has a colossal backfire from this when not only does Honor come back, but comes back after they broadcast her faked execution over every major network.
Source: Left for Dead -
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Much of Otto's actions as the Superior Spider-Man backfire as he can't grasp that being a hero means more than just showing yourself as "the best." As it turns out, Otto lets Peter come back to his body with the realization Peter is a true hero.
Source: Comic Book / Doctor Octopus -
Analogy Backfire: In one of the last strips (December 2007), as the cast attends Stuart's winter solstice ritual: Stuart: People created solstice rituals because they were afraid the sun would never come back to the sky.
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