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LABEFACTION
Etymology
Noun
labefaction (uncountable)
(rare) The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.
Source: Wiktionary
Lab`e*fac"tion, n. Etym: [See Labefy.]
Definition: The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may be injurious to morality. Johnson.
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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