Word: backfiring
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
fi
r
ing
Definition: A failure that leads to further misfortune.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Moving or operating backward.
Affix: fire
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.