word
Misfire
Mih-SFY-ur
/mɪˈsfaɪɜːr/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
misfire
Dictionary meaning
A failure to hit (or meet or find etc).
Examples
- The guns misfired.
Synonyms: miss
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