To produce an unexpected and undesired result

• boomerang

  1. A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.
  2. A statement or course of action that backfires.
  3. To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.

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  1. A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.
  2. A statement or course of action that backfires.
  3. To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.

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To explode

• detonate

  1. To explode or cause to explode.

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  1. To explode or cause to explode.

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• erupt

  1. To throw or force something out violently, as lava, ash, and gases:
  2. To be thrown or forced out:
  3. To develop suddenly:

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  1. To throw or force something out violently, as lava, ash, and gases:
  2. To be thrown or forced out:
  3. To develop suddenly:

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• burst

  1. To come open or fly apart suddenly or violently, especially from internal pressure.
  2. To explode.
  3. To be or seem to be full to the point of breaking open:

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  1. To come open or fly apart suddenly or violently, especially from internal pressure.
  2. To explode.
  3. To be or seem to be full to the point of breaking open:

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To go awry

• miscarry

  1. To have a miscarriage.
  2. To go astray or be lost in transit, as mail or cargo.
  3. To fail to attain an intended goal, as a plan or project.

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  1. To have a miscarriage.
  2. To go astray or be lost in transit, as mail or cargo.
  3. To fail to attain an intended goal, as a plan or project.

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• spring-back

  1. To recoil

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  1. To recoil

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• fly back

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• kick-back

  1. (idiomatic) To relax.

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  1. (idiomatic) To relax.

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• strike back

  1. (intransitive) To retaliate

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  1. (intransitive) To retaliate

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• bounce back

  1. Objects in a touchscreen appearing to spring back into view when scrolled too far off the end of the screen. Apple's bounce back patent for the iPhone was a major issue in the Apple-Samsung patent trial of 2012, in which Apple was awarded USD $1 billion in damages.

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  1. Objects in a touchscreen appearing to spring back into view when scrolled too far off the end of the screen. Apple's bounce back patent for the iPhone was a major issue in the Apple-Samsung patent trial of 2012, in which Apple was awarded USD $1 billion in damages.

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• ricochet

  1. To rebound at least once from a surface.
  2. The act or an instance of ricocheting.

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  1. To rebound at least once from a surface.
  2. The act or an instance of ricocheting.

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• rebound

  1. To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something.
  2. To recover, as from depression or disappointment.
  3. To reecho; resound.

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  1. To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something.
  2. To recover, as from depression or disappointment.
  3. To reecho; resound.

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• recoil

  1. To spring back, as upon firing.
  2. To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance.
  3. To fall back; return:

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  1. To spring back, as upon firing.
  2. To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance.
  3. To fall back; return:

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• boomerang

  1. A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.
  2. A statement or course of action that backfires.
  3. To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.

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  1. A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.
  2. A statement or course of action that backfires.
  3. To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.

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