Is there a name for this specific concept? Where somebody invents something (to do them good) but then that thing turns around and backfires on them?
Is there a name for this specific concept? Where somebody invents something (to do them good) but then that thing turns around and backfires on them?
There’s probably a German word for the concept that there is a German word for everything.
Indeed - for OP’s purposes, I came up with this (but I don’t speak German, so it may make no sense at all): Erfindungselbstfehlzündung
Google seems to like it well enough!
Or better, Erfindungdererfinderselbstfehlzündung:
German words are all made up.
:-)
The first one works, the second doesn’t. You cannot simply put any words together.
Well, not with that attitude… ;-)
Nah, fair enough - as I said, I can’t speak German, so was just mucking about trying to get something that might be plausible. Thanks for clarifying.
Hey!
German is not the only language to use compound words!
Swedish is another good example of a language with compound words.
The best compound word I can come up with is “Uppfinnarmissöde”
Uppfinnar - Inventor
missöde - misadventure or mishap
So “uppfinnarmissöde” would translate to either “inventor mishap” or “inventor misadventure”, I prefer the latter as it kinda rhymes when you say it.