backfire-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: backfire
sense: 02384041-v
part of speech: verb

backlash-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: backlash
sense: 02384041-v
part of speech: verb

recoil-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: recoil
sense: 02384041-v
part of speech: verb

02384041-v
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
example: Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
example: the political movie backlashed on the Democrats
ili: i33652
lexfile: verb.social
part of speech: verb
hypernym: 00340744-v