misfire vs failure

misfire and failure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misfire	Yes	No	Yes	No
failure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, failure is a hypernym of misfire; that is, failure is a word with a broader meaning than misfire:

misfire (noun)	failure (noun)
an explosion that fails to occur	an act that fails
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)	an unexpected omission
	an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
	a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
	lack of success
	loss of ability to function normally
	inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

misfire (verb)	failure (verb)
fail to fire or detonate