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backfires

20 points English 9 letters Uncommon Commonness #33,828 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

noun

a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

verb

set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/bˈækfˌaɪɝːz/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

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