English-German translations for backfire

• Fehlschlägen
• Fehlzündung die
• nach hinten losgehen
  Das ist die Option für Feiglinge, die zudem nach hinten losgehen dürfte. That is the coward's option and one which will backfire.

Definition of backfire

• To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel
• To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune
• An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine

Examples

• His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled.

Related words

• backfill
• backfiring
• backfisch
• backfish
• backfire effect