Misfiring

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of misfire form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"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."

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