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Past tense for to result in the opposite of an intended effect
Past tense for to fail in the intended effect
Past tense for to have a negative impact, thwarting one's intentions or goals
Verb
▲
Past tense for to result in the opposite of an intended effect
boomeranged
rebounded
rebound
misfired
recoiled
backlashed
ricocheted
ricochetted
failed
miscarried
foundered
flopped
bombed
disappointed
redounded on
met with disaster
had an adverse effect
went wrong
gone wrong
sprang back
sprung back
turned out badly
not gone as planned
fell flat
fallen flat
fell through
fallen through
went belly-up
gone belly-up
had unwelcome repercussions for
came back
come back
bounced back
come back on
had an adverse effect on
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bounced
caromed
glanced
skimmed
reverberated
redounded
skipped
returned
rebounded on
recoiled on
snapped back
came back on
deflected
affected badly
resiled
reflected
resounded
boinged
echoed
failed to work out
had unwelcome repercussions
come to grief
misfired on
jumped back
backfired on
come home to roost
bounced off
scored an own goal
glanced off
boomeranged on
went pear-shaped
went amiss
gone amiss
gone pear-shaped
came home to roost
came to grief
more ❯
“This comes with the warning that this plan can
backfire
spectacularly.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to fail in the intended effect
misfired
miscarried
went wrong
gone wrong
went up in smoke
gone up in smoke
failed
flopped
foundered
aborted
come to nothing
come to grief
met with disaster
collapsed
broke down
missed the mark
run aground
come a cropper
not succeeded
come to naught
missed
bombed
fizzled out
suffered defeat
not come up to scratch
lacked success
folded
floundered
fell flat
fallen flat
came to nothing
came to grief
fallen through
fell through
flunked
tanked
broken down
cratered
bitten the dust
bit the dust
flatlined
flamed out
ran aground
washed out
struck out
came a cropper
hit the skids
fizzled
boomeranged
rebound
rebounded
came to naught
went astray
gone astray
blundered
slipped
gone awry
went awry
gone down like a lead balloon
went down like a lead balloon
not came up to scratch
felled
recoiled
flummoxed
nosedived
fell short
fallen short
missed the boat
hit bottom
not worked
come unstuck
hit rock bottom
turned out badly
gone pear-shaped
went pear-shaped
went amiss
gone amiss
yielded
crumpled
fell
fallen
buckled
declined
deteriorated
backslid
crashed
closed
unravelled
UK
unraveled
US
underperformed
disappointed
bellyflopped
underachieved
fluffed
lost
wallowed
gone belly-up
went belly-up
screwed up
caved in
petered out
gone phut
fizzed out
failed to go off
lost money
went down
come apart
played into
failed miserably
went phut
went downhill
pooped out
not made the grade
lost control
laid an egg
come unglued
ganged agley
lost status
came unstuck
lost out
not come off
gone down
gone downhill
not passed
missed the target
come apart at the seams
yold
yolden
gave
given
not came off
went out of business
gone out of business
sank without trace
blew it
blown it
sunk without trace
went by the board
went down the toilet
gone by the board
fell flat on your face
fell by the wayside
fallen flat on your face
came unglued
gone down the toilet
fallen by the wayside
did something badly
done something badly
went to the wall
came apart
gone to the wall
went badly
fallen apart
gone off course
went haywire
gone badly
fell apart
gone adrift
went off course
went adrift
gone haywire
came apart at the seams
backslidden
backslided
went down swinging
backed wrong horse
gone down swinging
ended
tripped up
slipped up
fouled up
bungled
dissatisfied
flagged
terminated
languished
fallen down
fell down
gone to pieces
ended in defeat
went to pieces
brought to naught
come to a halt
not showed
ended in disappointment
came to a halt
fallen short of expectations
fell short of
fell short of expectations
fallen short of
went belly up
gone belly up
more ❯
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Past tense for to have a negative impact, thwarting one's intentions or goals
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countered
hurt
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militated against
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