backfire Edit
    യന്ത്രക്കുഴലില്‍ അസമയത്തു തീപിടുത്തം

backfire Edit
    വിപരീതഫലം ഉളവാകുക
    (v) Come back to the originator of an action, with an undesired effect

backfire Edit
Noun
    the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

backfire Edit
Noun
    a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

backfire Edit
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

backfire Edit
Noun
    a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

backfire Edit
Verb
    come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
eg: Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble

backfire Edit
Verb
    emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
eg: My old car backfires all the time

backfire Edit
Verb
    set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

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Backfire(verb)::
    തിരിച്ചടിക്കുക,
    അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായ ഫലം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക,

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