| NOUN | event | blowback, backfire | the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired |
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| communication | blowback | misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service |
| Meaning | The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired. | |
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| Synonym | backfire | |
| Narrower | backblast, back-blast | Backfire from a recoilless weapon |
| Broader | explosion, detonation, blowup | A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction |
| Meaning | misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service. | |
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| Broader | misinformation | Information that is incorrect |
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