misfire
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈmɪsˌfaɪər/
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fracaso
- Patterson is silent here; the effects of the misfire are still evident on his face.
- a big misfire
There's a lot of other issues, but I'm saying that that's the main sort of emotional, you sort of misfire that happens repeatedly with me.
- There's a lot of other issues, but I'm saying that that's the main sort of emotional, you sort of misfire that happens repeatedly with me.
- And sadly, Argyle doesn't have any of those themes, and it is mostly a misfire over long.
Examples
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Oh yes, I know there have been some terrible misfires in that regard; but I feel confident that, in time, Scriptural study and pastoral exegesis will mature.
Blog text (31) -
This spills out into the film and makes The Man with the Iron Fists somewhat of a misfire.
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Overall, I think it was a pretty big misfire on the updates.
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Miss Guttman was the victim of a misfire.
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And then I offered to conduct the entire reception, arrange everything, set it all up, mostly to make him happy, and it became a huge misfire.
Fiction book (1999) -
In retrospect, that was even more of an unbelievable political misfire and fiasco than it seemed at the time.
Blog text (27) -
The Tigers, at times, had to overcome not only the Owls but their own misfires.
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Adding some understanding of how the brain reacts to particular kinds of uncertainties or ambiguities in supply and demand, he said, might avoid this and other costly misfires.
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Lots of opportunity for misfires, but also a tremendous potential benefit that career analysts/pencil pushers aren't holding all the power to devise metrics and interpret data.
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The project was a misfire, failing to meet any of the original goals we set.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not reaching what was planned or expected
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3.1
A failure to hit or reach a target
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7.0
An attempt that fails to get the result you wanted
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6.2
An action or plan that produces an unwanted result often making things worse
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Etymology
Misfire uses mis- 'wrong' and fire 'to set off', and people began to use it for any idea or attempt that 'does not go off' as planned. That is why a misfire can mean a failed attempt or a plan that did not work.