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misfire

noun verb

a failure to hit (or meet or find etc.)

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
M
Ends with
E
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

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Definitions

noun

  1. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc.)

noun

  1. an explosion that fails to occur

verb

  1. fail to fire or detonate

    “The guns misfired”

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Example Sentences

The guns misfired

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Synonyms

missdud

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