misfire - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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  - misère
  - miserere
  - misericord
  - miserly
  - misery
  - misfeasance
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  - misfire
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  - misgive
  - misgiving
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  - misguided
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misfire

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
misfire/mɪsˈfʌɪə(r)/

▶verb

1 (of a gun) fail to fire properly.
■ (of an internal-combustion engine) fail to ignite the fuel correctly or at all.

2 fail to produce the intended result.

▶noun an instance of misfiring.

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