backfire vs detonation

backfire and detonation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backfire	Yes	No	Yes	No
detonation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, detonation is a hypernym of backfire; that is, detonation is a word with a broader meaning than backfire:

backfire: a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
detonation: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Other hypernyms of backfire include blowup, explosion.

As nouns, detonation is a hypernym of backfire; that is, detonation is a word with a broader meaning than backfire:

backfire: the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
detonation: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Other hypernyms of backfire include blowup, explosion.

backfire (noun)	detonation (noun)
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker	the act of detonating an explosive
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine	a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

backfire (verb)	detonation (verb)
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect