DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
backfire
/'bæk,faɪər/ · bækfaɪər
Backfire has 2 syllables: back · fire.
back
01
fire
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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.
noun. A miscalculation that recoils on its maker.
noun. A fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path.
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