en backfire (n)

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en blowback (n, event) ➜
  • en boomerang (n, act) ➜
  • es efecto boomerang (n, act) ➜
  • eu hutsegite (n, act) ➜
  • fi ennakkosytytys (n, event) ➜
  • fi kostautuminen (n, act) ➜
  • fi pamaus (n, event) ➜
  • fi takaisku (n, act) ➜
  • fi vastatuli (n, event) ➜
  • id ledakan (n, event) ➜
  • id ledakkan sebelum waktunya (n, act) ➜
  • id ledakkan sebelum waktunya (n, event) ➜
  • it boomerang (n, act) ➜
  • ja バックファイア (n, event) ➜
  • ja バックファイヤ (n, event) ➜
  • ja バックファイヤー (n, event) ➜
  • ja 向かい火 (n, event) ➜
  • ja 裏目 (n, act) ➜
  • ja 迎え火 (n, event) ➜
  • ms ledakan (n, event) ➜
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Related terms

  • en cylinder ➜
  • en engine ➜
  • en explosion ➜
  • en internal combustion engine ➜
  • en premature ➜
  • fr retour de flamme ➜

backfire is a type of…

  • en miscalculation (n, act) ➜
  • en explosion (n, event) ➜
  • en fire (n, event) ➜

Derived terms

  • en backfire effect ➜

Root words

  • en back fire ➜

Context of this term

  • en firefighting ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 100073852-n
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 107317771-n
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 107423221-n
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