misfire
English
Etymology
Either a univerbation of earlier miss fire, or the compound mis- + fire (or possibly a confluence of both).
Pronunciation
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Noun
misfire (plural misfires)
- An act of misfiring.
Translations
An act of misfiring
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Verb
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- (firearms) To fail to discharge properly.
- (of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.
- (by extension) To fail to achieve the anticipated result.
- His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand.
Translations
To fail to discharge properly
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To fail to ignite in the proper sequence
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To fail to achieve the anticipated result
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