Exact Match:
- misfire
- an explosion that fails to occur
- fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"
Synonyms:
- abort,
- abortion,
- abortive attempt,
- blow up,
- come a cropper,
- come to nothing,
- dud,
- explode,
- fail,
- fail miserably,
- failure,
- fall through,
- fizz out,
- fizzle,
- fizzle out,
- flop,
- get nowhere,
- go amiss,
- go astray,
- go phut,
- go wrong,
- hang up,
- merry chase,
- miscarriage,
- miscarry,
- miscarrying,
- miss,
- miss out,
- miss stays,
- miss the boat,
- miss the mark,
- poop out,
- vain attempt,
- wet squib,
- wild-goose chase