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   misfire

   /ˌmɪsˈfʌɪə/

   verb

   • 1. (of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly: "as she raised her pistol again, it misfired"
   • ▪ (of an internal combustion engine) undergo failure of the fuel to ignite correctly or at all: "the car would misfire occasionally from the cold"
   • ▪ (of a nerve cell) fail to transmit an electrical impulse at an appropriate moment: "as these nerves misfire and die, the muscles begin to shrink"
   • 2. (especially of a plan) fail to produce the intended result: "he didn't know that his plan had misfired"

   noun

   • 1. a failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly: "the weapons are to be replaced because of problems with misfires"
   • ▪ a failure of fuel to ignite correctly in an internal combustion engine: "he drove into the pits to have a misfire cured"

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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