Backfire is a term used to describe an event or action that has the opposite of the intended effect. It can be used to describe a situation in which a plan or strategy fails and produces a negative result. Related terms include RICOCHET (8 letters), BACKLASH (8 letters), EXPLODE (7 letters), EXPLOSION (9 letters), REACTION (8 letters), REACT (5 letters), MISCARRY (8 letters), FAIL (4 letters), FLOP (4 letters), REBOUND (7 letters), RECOIL (6 letters), BOOMERANG (9 letters), plots (5 letters), ENGINES (7 letters), BANG (4 letters), goawry (6 letters), and gowrong (7 letters). All of these words refer to a situation in which something goes wrong, or an action produces an unexpected or undesired result.