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Misfire

noun/mˈɪsfaɪɚ/
Definition
an explosion that fails to occur
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈɪsfaɪɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈɪsfaɪə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈɪsfaɪə/
2 syllables Say it as /mˈɪsfaɪɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan explosion that fails to occur
nouna failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
verbfail to fire or detonate
“The guns misfired”
Word Forms
misfireverbfail to fire or detonate
missverbfail to reach
misfirenounan explosion that fails to occur
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Fehlzündung
eine Explosion, die nicht eintritt
🇫🇷French
raté
une explosion qui ne se produit pas
🇪🇸Spanish
fallar
una explosión que no ocurre
🇮🇹Italian
mancata accensione
un'esplosione che non riesce a verificarsi
🇳🇱Dutch
mislukken
een explosie die niet plaatsvindt
🇵🇹Portuguese
falha de ignição
uma explosão que não ocorre
🇷🇺Russian
осечка
взрыв, который не произошел
India
🇮🇳Hindi
इंजन चालू न होना
एक विस्फोट जो घटित होने में विफल रहता है
🇧🇩Bengali
মিসফায়ার
একটি বিস্ফোরণ যা ঘটতে ব্যর্থ হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறான துப்பாக்கிச் சூடு
ஏற்படாத ஒரு வெடிப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
మిస్ ఫైర్
సంభవించే విఫలమైన పేలుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
मिसफायर
एक स्फोट जो होऊ शकत नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
મિસફાયર
એક વિસ્ફોટ જે થવામાં નિષ્ફળ જાય છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಿಸ್ ಫೈರ್
ಸಂಭವಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾದ ಸ್ಫೋಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മിസ്ഫയർ
സംഭവിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത ഒരു സ്ഫോടനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਿਸਫਾਇਰ
ਇੱਕ ਧਮਾਕਾ ਜੋ ਵਾਪਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
غلط فائر
ایک دھماکہ جو ہونے میں ناکام رہتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
失火
未能发生的爆炸
🇯🇵Japanese
失火
起こらなかった爆発
🇰🇷Korean
불발
일어나지 않는 폭발
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bắn nhầm
một vụ nổ không xảy ra
🇹🇭Thai
ผิดพลาด
การระเบิดที่ไม่เกิดขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
macet
ledakan yang gagal terjadi
🇲🇾Malay
salah tembak
letupan yang gagal berlaku
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اختل
انفجار لا يمكن أن يحدث
🇮🇷Persian
شلیک نادرست
انفجاری که رخ نمی دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
tekleme
gerçekleşmeyen bir patlama
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַחטִיא
פיצוץ שלא מצליח להתרחש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'misfire'?
The primary meaning of 'misfire' is 'an explosion that fails to occur'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'misfire' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'misfire' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'misfire' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'misfire' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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