boomerang
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈbuməˌræŋ/
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efecto boomerang
- His plan to cut costs backfired and created a boomerang effect, leading to even higher expenses.
- boomerang effect
But like, when you are doing something very giving, it ironically has a boomerang effect.
- But like, when you are doing something very giving, it ironically has a boomerang effect.
- I'm also mindful that it potentially has this boomerang effect where, yeah, people get discouraged.
- But I'm getting kind of to the point where if they don't feel some of the boomerang, they're going to do it again.
Examples
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I'm also mindful that it potentially has this boomerang effect where, yeah, people get discouraged.
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Blackmail came to mind, and were that the case, I would soon learn that the intent had a boomerang effect.
Fiction book (2002) -
But like, when you are doing something very giving, it ironically has a boomerang effect.
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But such a procedure always acts as a boomerang: ultimately, the man of genius always has his revenge.
Blog text (28) -
When it boomerangs on you, you end up destroying yourself.
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While not every boomerang situation can be avoided, there are plenty of things that parents can do to help kids avoid becoming a statistic.
Blog text (12) -
The descriptive norm approach can, however, induce a boomerang effect.
Academic text (2013) -
Right, yeah, because those compliments are boomerangs and they're going to come right back at you.
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But as Ralph Ellison cautioned in his masterpiece, Invisible Man, history is not an arrow but a boomerang.
Academic text (1993) -
The largest potential boomerang effect from these approaches is similar to one already identified above—that those people who are doing better than average may discover that others are not doing their part and may reduce their efforts accordingly.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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6.2
An action or plan that produces an unwanted result often making things worse
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Etymology
Boomerang is also used for a plan that backfires because, like the returning stick, the problem 'comes back' to hurt the person who started it.