Word: backfired
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: back
fi
red
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of backfire; emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
Affix: fire
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To drive away by setting a fire.
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.