backfire vs fall out

fall out vs backfire

backfire is a noun but fall out is not a noun.

backfire and fall out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backfire	Yes	No	Yes	No
fall out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fall out is a hypernym of backfire; that is, fall out is a word with a broader meaning than backfire:

backfire: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
fall out: come to pass

Other hypernyms of backfire include come about, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place.

backfire (noun)	fall out (noun)
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
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)	fall out (verb)
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire	come to pass
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire	have a breach in relations
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect	drop out
	leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation
	come as a logical consequence; follow logically

Difference between backfire and fall out

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