backfire vs misestimation
misestimation vs backfirebackfire and misestimation both are nouns.
backfire is a verb but misestimation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| backfire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| misestimation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
misestimation is a hypernym of
backfire; that is, misestimation is a
word with a broader meaning than backfire:
- backfire: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- misestimation: a mistake in calculating
Other hypernyms of backfire include
miscalculation, misreckoning.
| backfire (noun) | misestimation (noun) |
|---|---|
| a miscalculation that recoils on its maker | a mistake in calculating |
| 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) | misestimation (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 |
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