misfire
🇺🇸
/ˌmɪsˈfaɪər/
🇬🇧
/ˌmɪsˈfaɪə(r)/
intransitive verb
R
to not work as planned
Their marketing strategy misfired and they ended up losing customers.
R
to not function properly due to incorrect fuel combustion
The car started to sputter because one of the cylinders was misfiring.
R
to fail to expel a bullet or projectile when a weapon is fired
The soldier was disappointed when his gun misfired during the critical moment.
translation
to not work as planned; to not function properly due to incorrect fuel combustion; to fail to expel a bullet or projectile when a weapon is fired
Word Forms
3rd Present
misfires
Past
misfired
Perfect
misfired
Progressive
misfiring