Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun misfire

2 senses of misfire

Sense 1
misfire, dud -- (an explosion that fails to occur)
       => breakdown, equipment failure -- (a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown")

Sense 2
miss, misfire -- (a failure to hit (or meet or find etc))
       => failure -- (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb misfire

1 sense of misfire

Sense 1
misfire -- (fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired")
       => fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down -- (stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident")