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Definition of backfire:
(v) :
(of a gun or cannon) to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel; to fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune
"his attempt to make money by importing luxury cars horribly backfired when fuel prices tripled."
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Definition of backfire:
(v) :
(of a gun or cannon) to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel; to fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune
"his attempt to make money by importing luxury cars horribly backfired when fuel prices tripled."