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backfire

/bakˈfʌɪə/

US pronunciation
American sound/bakˈfʌɪə/
bakˈfʌɪə
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

bak - ˈfʌɪə -> backfire

Myanmar meaning

(n) မျှော်မှန်းထားသည်နှင့်ဆန့်ကျင်သည်ရလဒ်။ (v) (ကား) အိတ်ဇောပေါက်သည်။ ရလဒ် ပြောင်းပြန်ထွက်ပေါ် သည်။

Full entry

backfire /bæk'faÇǝ(r)/ v

၁။ (ကား) အိတ်ဇောပေါက်သည်။ The van backfired noisily.
၂။ ~ (on sb) ရလဒ် ပြောင်းပြန်ထွက်ပေါ် သည်။ The plan to keep the party secret backfired (on us) when almost no one came. Compare MISFIRE

More examples
  • His plan backfired when Sue discovered the hidden presents.
Synonyms
go wrong, boomerang, miscarry, fail, flop, not go as planned, rebound, backlash, bomb, bounce back, disappoint, double-take, explosion, flare up, ignition, reaction, reagency, recoil, ricochet, spring back, vibe, vibes
Antonyms
accomplish, achieve, buckshot, shot, succeed
Cross references
go wrongboomerangmiscarryfailflopnot go as plannedreboundbacklashbombbounce backdisappointdouble-takeexplosionflare upignitionreactionreagencyrecoilricochetspring backvibevibesaccomplishachievebuckshotshotsucceedalmost
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