We found 13 dictionaries that define the word backfiring:

General (10 matching dictionaries)

1. backfiring: Merriam-Webster
2. backfiring: Collins English Dictionary
3. backfiring: Vocabulary.com
4. Backfiring, backfiring: Wordnik
5. backfiring: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
6. backfiring: Wiktionary
7. backfiring: Dictionary.com
8. backfiring: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
9. Backfiring: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
10. backfiring: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)

11. backfiring: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

12. backfiring: Encyclopedia

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(Note: See backfire as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (backfiring) ▸ noun:  A failure that leads to further misfortune. ▸ noun:  The occurrence of a backfire. Similar: boomerang, backlash, reverse, backcast, fiasco, blowback, downward spiral, misfiring, cobra effect, foul-up, more... Opposite: success, achievement, accomplishment, triumph Types: sputtering, popping, coughing, knocking, more... ▸ Words similar to backfiring ▸ Usage examples for backfiring ▸ Idioms related to backfiring ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Popular adjectives describing backfiring ▸ Words that often appear near backfiring ▸ Rhymes of backfiring ▸ Invented words related to backfiring