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How to pronounce “misfire”
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Pronunciation guide for misfire
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of misfire with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The agony of opioid withdrawal — and what doctors should tell patients about it
At the time they felt like a neural misfire,
- Definition summary
- An act of misfiring.
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How to pronounce misfire
The agony of opioid withdrawal — and what doctors should tell patients about it

At the time they felt like a neural misfire,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “misfire”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An act of misfiring.
- (figurative) A failure.
- [Verb]
- (firearms) To fail to discharge properly.
- (of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.
- (of a nerve or neuron) To initiate an action potential without the proper stimulus.
- (by extension) To fail to achieve the anticipated result.
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