Definition of misfire Misfire

/mɪsfajˈɚ/ - [misfayer] - mis•fire

We found 9 definitions of misfire from 4 different sources.

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What does misfire mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: misfires

misfire - an explosion that fails to occur
  dud
  equipment failure, breakdown an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
misfire - a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
  miss
  failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

Verb

misfires, misfiring, misfired  

misfire - fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"
  conk out, go bad, give out, give way, break down, die, fail, go, break end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • misfire (Noun)
    An act of misfiring.
  • misfire (Verb)
    To fail to discharge properly.
  • misfire (Verb)
    To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.
  • misfire (Verb)
    To fail to achieve the anticipated result.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • misfire
    Not having any more the same performance.

Part of speech

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  • misfire, verb, present, 1st person singular of misfire (infinitive).
  • misfire, verb (infinitive).
  • misfire, noun, singular of misfires.

Pronunciation

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