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misfire

/mɪs'faɪər/

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noun
an explosion that fails to occur
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dud

type of:
equipment failure breakdown
noun
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
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miss

type of:
failure
verb
fail to fire or detonate
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"The guns misfired"

type of:
conk out die fail give out give way go go bad break break down

Examples of misfire

"The guns misfired"