misfire
verb /ˌmɪsˈfaɪə(r)/
/ˌmɪsˈfaɪər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misfire | /ˌmɪsˈfaɪə(r)/ /ˌmɪsˈfaɪər/ |
| he / she / it misfires | /ˌmɪsˈfaɪəz/ /ˌmɪsˈfaɪərz/ |
| past simple misfired | /ˌmɪsˈfaɪəd/ /ˌmɪsˈfaɪərd/ |
| past participle misfired | /ˌmɪsˈfaɪəd/ /ˌmɪsˈfaɪərd/ |
| -ing form misfiring | /ˌmɪsˈfaɪərɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈfaɪərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a plan or joke) to fail to have the effect that you had intended synonym go wrong
- Unfortunately their plan misfired badly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- (also miss)[intransitive] (of an engine) to not work correctly because the petrol does not burn at the right timeTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
- [intransitive] (of a gun, etc.) to fail to send out a bullet, etc. when fired compare backfire