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Backfire Pronunciation

Pronounce Backfire as B AH K K F IY R EH.

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    Backfire phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'backfire'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of backfire: /bækkfɪrɛ/
    • Modern IPA representation of backfire: /bæckfɪrɛ/

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    List of meaning for backfire

    of a plan or scheme to have the opposite outcome of what was expected

    blowback, backfire(noun)

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

    backfire(noun)

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

    backfire(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, boomerang(verb)

    a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

    backfire, backlash, recoil(verb)

    come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

    "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

    backfire(verb)

    emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire

    "My old car backfires all the time"

    backfire(verb)

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

    to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect

    my plan to throw her a surprise party backfired when she ended up thinking that everyone had forgotten her birthday

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    backfire in sentence

    1. The team’s trick play might backfire if the running back is unable to catch the ball.

    2. It is possible that buying the fixer-upper might backfire and cost you more money in repairs than the house is worth.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term backfire

    It is useless to go to a meeting without deciding up front. We said yes if others are willing to go but we have to decide before, otherwise this will backfire on us. We have to go forward - I think the market needs that but we also look at our partners outside OPEC to do the same.

    – Adel Abdel Mahdi

    Studios make the decision that if they're going to Comic-Con, they have to bring their A-game, if you don't come with something that's going to get people excited, it could actually backfire ... It's not cheap to make a splash at Comic-Con.

    – Will Smith

    Cost cuts and other strategic initiatives are still ongoing and should be welcomed by investors, but strategies, such as taking the brand even more upmarket, have the potential to backfire and alienate traditional customers as we have seen with other brands in the industry.

    – Helal Miah

    Ronald Krotoszynski Jr. said. However, former communication strategist for Justice Neil Gorsuch Ron Bonjean warned that such a push by Democrats could backfire and rile up the conservative base for the midterms. I think that would just fire up the conservative base big time and... conservative voters would n’t like that and they ’d be pretty fired up going into the November elections, that’s for sure.

    – Justice Neil Gorsuch Ron Bonjean

    Even though being an Hispanic and all the backfire that's come on Donald Trump, I'm really interested to see what he's going to do 'cause he just has a whole different perspective on business and the economy.

    – Elicia Horton

    My problem isn't that I don't understand what they're doing, i think my problem is that I think what they're doing is going to backfire and is counterproductive.

    – Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

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