Definition of "backfired" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of backfire. (verb)

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• "However, one of the first phone calls backfired spectacularly, according to one anecdote told to PRWeek. '"
• "But the move again backfired as Rolen smashed the reliever's second pitch over the left field wall for just his second hit in 17 at-bats."
• "The terms backfired when housing markets weakened, leaving borrowers with loans bigger than the value of their home."