happen vs backfire

backfire vs happen

happen is not a noun while backfire is a noun.

happen and backfire both are verbs.

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

As verbs, backfire is a hyponym of happen; that is, backfire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than happen:

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

Other hyponyms of happen include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, happen, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.

happen (noun)	backfire (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

happen (verb)	backfire (verb)
come to pass	set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
come into being; become reality	emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation

Difference between happen and backfire

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