The car keeps backfiring.
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Backfiring
Synonyms for "backfiring" (11 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
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More general
11 entriescombustion anomalyconsequenceeffectengine faultengine malfunctionengine phenomenonmechanical faultoutcomerepercussionresulttechnical defect
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18 entriescampaign backfirecar backfirecommunication backfirecounterproductiveeconomic backfireexhaust backfirefuel backfiregun backfireignition misfiremarketing backfirepolicy backfirepolitical backfirepolitical blowbackpublic backlashreputational damageself-defeating
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Collocations
14 entriesbackfire effectbackfire riskbackfire scenariobackfiring campaignbackfiring effectbackfiring enginebackfiring outcomebackfiring policybackfiring strategybackfiring tacticpolitical backfirepolitical backfiringpublic relations backfirereputational backfire
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
This bullying is backfiring.
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Backfiring in mercury arc rectifiers has now been pinpointed as the primary cause of the Glasgow transformer failures. […] The chief causes of rectifier backfiring in the Glasgow units were overheating or unfavourable anode/cathode temperature differential; it has proved possible to overcome these, although occasional backfires do still occur.
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