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COUNTERBUFFED
Verb
counterbuffed
simple past tense and past participle of counterbuff
Source: Wiktionary
COUNTERBUFF
Coun`ter*buff" (koun`tr-bf"), v. t.
Definition: To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front. Dryden.
Coun"ter*buff` (koun"tr-bf`), n.
Definition: A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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