Definition of "misfire" in İngilizce

noun

1. An act of misfiring.

2. (figurative) A failure.

verb

1. (firearms) To fail to discharge properly.

2. (of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.

3. (of a nerve or neuron) To initiate an action potential without the proper stimulus.

4. (by extension) To fail to achieve the anticipated result.

   • His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand.