boomerang

boomerang

verb

Definition of BOOMERANG

to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect <the well-meaning gesture boomeranged, since he ended up being offended by it>

Synonyms boomerang

Related Words collapse, flop, flunk, fold, wash out; flounder, struggle; decline, slip, slump, wane

Near Antonyms succeed; flourish, prosper, thrive