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Definition of misfire
intransitive verb
1 : to have the explosive or propulsive charge fail to ignite at the proper time the engine misfired
2 : to fail to fire the gun misfired
3 : to miss an intended effect or objective the new ad campaign misfired
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Examples of misfire in a Sentence
their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail
Recent Examples of misfire from the Web
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The goalkeeper, recently maligned in the soccer world after a subpar season with Manchester City, kept Portugal off the board, while his teammates were perfect in penalties, after misfiring on numerous other occasions.
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WHAT WENT WRONG: On three consecutive mornings, Colwell observed the engine misfiring shortly after starting the car, although the problem always sorted itself out and the car never displayed a check-engine light.
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This snap election -- which May called to deliver a mandate to push through her own vision of Brexit and give her a massive parliamentary majority, wiping out any opposition -- has misfired from the first.
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In the sixth, the Royals had put two runners on when Eric Hosmer opened the inning with a single and Salvador Perez followed with a infield single that ended up in right field when third baseman Marwin Gonzalez misfired on a throw to second base.
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Lastly, Trump tried to score a bizarre point about gun control, but misfired.
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The latest legislative push to legalize recreational pot apparently misfired Monday as a dispute flared between Democratic and Republican supporters of the proposal, cancelling what was supposed to be a bipartisan news conference.
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Tesmond, sitting courtside, said the doubles team misfired on too many critical points but competed like champions.
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The other came midway through the second quarter, when Stidham misfired on a screen to walk-on running back C.J. Tolbert on a third-and-10, causing Auburn to settle for a field goal attempt from Daniel Carlson.
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First Known Use of misfire
1752
Recent Examples of misfire from the Web
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But that’s largely because Obama had to start over for two Cabinet posts, including two misfires for secretary of commerce.
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But the effort has been marked by stumbles, including menu misfires and complaints that food was too pricey or the portions were too small.
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Then, the second misfire occurs in the part of the brain that controls emotions.
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Bogaerts was 3 for 5 and took advantage of misfires by Cashner and Jeremy Jeffress to score, and Andrew Benintendi came home on a balk by Alex Claudio in the eighth.
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David Thomas Sells died three years ago at age 25, fatally injured by a freak misfire of lifesaving equipment at a Mobile hospital.
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The latest misfire against the Celtics fits in somewhere after that.
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Those misfires have further raised questions about what direction Open Road is pursuing.
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But recent history suggests that talent alone is enough to lift LSU to eight or nine wins even if the offense misfires and sputters once the calendar turns to SEC play.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'misfire'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of misfire
1789
MISFIRE Defined for English Language Learners
misfire
playDefinition of misfire for English Language Learners
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of an engine : to fail to work properly because the fuel mixture burns at the wrong time
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of a gun : to fail to fire properly : to fail to shoot a bullet
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: to fail to have an intended effect : to fail to work properly
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