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mis⋅fire

  [v. mis-fiuhr; n. mis-fahyuhr] verb, -fired, -fir⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. (of a rifle or gun or of a bullet or shell) to fail to fire or explode.
2. (of an internal-combustion engine) to fail to ignite properly or when expected.
3. to fail to achieve the desired result, effect, etc.: His criticisms completely misfired.
–noun
4. an act or instance of misfiring.
Origin:
1745–55; mis- 1 + fire
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mis·fire   (mĭs-fīr')   
intr.v.   mis·fired, mis·fir·ing, mis·fires

  1. To fail to ignite when expected. Used of an internal-combustion engine.

  2. To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm.

  3. To fail to achieve an anticipated result: a scheme that misfired.

mis'fire' (mĭs'fīr', mĭs-fīr') n.
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Word Origin & History

misfire  (v.)
1752, of a gun, 1905, of an internal combustion engine; see mis- (1) + fire (v.). The noun is attested from 1839.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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