misfiring

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of misfire

noun

  1. The situation where something misfires.
    He has written a book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind. November 20, 2007, Michiko Kakutani, “Power to Soothe the Savage Breast and Animate the Hemispheres”, in New York Times

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