misfire
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misfire
- /ˈmɪs.faɪ(ɹ)/
- /ˈmɪs.faɪ.ɚ/ US
- /mɪsˈfaɪ(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Either a univerbation of earlier miss fire, or the compound mis- + fire (or possibly a confluence of both).
noun misfires
- An act of misfiring.
- A failure. The fact is, Mr Carrados, Gertrude is a misfire. It was the surprise of her life (if I said "disappointment" you'd think me catty) when Mark married me, and she didn't set out to be pleasant to the interloper.
verb misfires · misfiring · misfired
- To fail to discharge properly.
- To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.
- To initiate an action potential without the proper stimulus.
- To fail to achieve the anticipated result. His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand.
Translations
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noun An act of misfiring
| Deutsch | Fehlzündung |
|---|---|
| Русский | осе́чка oséčka |
verb To fail to discharge properly
| Français | s'enrayer |
|---|---|
| Italiano | incepparsi |
| Ελληνικά | αστοχώ astochó |
| Русский | осечься osečʹsja |
verb To fail to ignite in the proper sequence
| Español | encendido defectuoso, fallo de encendido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 失火 shīhuǒ |
| Français | caler |
| Deutsch | fehlzünden |
verb To fail to achieve the anticipated result
| Deutsch | fehlschlagen |
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title = {misfire},
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