I plugged a faulty appliance into a wall outlet but now the outlet doesn't work. Can anyone help?

I plugged a faulty appliance into a wall outlet but now the outlet doesn't work. Can anyone help?
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Unless you can rewire the wiring within the walls out let i would call a electriction :) and a electriction will do it right so nothings wrong with it ethier.
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