Have the Opposite Effect Than Intended on a Plan

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Greece, Group 666, Puzzle 2 (Spartan Army).

Question is: Have the Opposite Effect Than Intended on a Plan

and the answer is: BACKFIRE

Word Meaning:

BACKFIRE — A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.

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