Backfire
Backfire noun - A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.
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Synonyms for Backfire
Response and backfire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Response" instead a noun "Backfire".
Nearby Words: backfired, backfiring
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Related pairs
- reaction and backfire
- reaction and response
- report and backfire
- report and response
- return and backfire
- return and response
- resistance and backfire
- resistance and response
- recoil and backfire
- recoil and response
- counteraction and backfire
- counteraction and response
- retaliation and backfire
- retaliation and response
Both words in one sentence
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This can backfire horribly in institutionalized settings, as they can appear totally sane in their absence, leading others to underestimate the response even if the patient themselves warn of it.
Source: Insane Equals Violent -
Genocide Backfire: When the Lord Marshal slaughtered all the Furyans in response to a prophecy that one of them would kill him, he provided Riddick with the motivation to do just that.
Source: Film / The Chronicles of Riddick -
Insult Backfire: Madam Mim's "Thank you, my boy, but that's nothing" response when she says that she takes delight in the gruesome and grim and Wart comments "That's terrible." Interspecies Romance: An unintentional example with Merlin and Wart as squirrels.
Source: Disney / The Sword in the Stone
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