malfunction
English
editEtymology
editFrom mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən
Noun
editmalfunction (plural malfunctions)
- Faulty functioning.
- Synonyms: dysfunction, misfunction
- Failure to function.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editfaulty functioning
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failure to function
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Verb
editmalfunction (third-person singular simple present malfunctions, present participle malfunctioning, simple past and past participle malfunctioned)
- To function improperly.
- She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
- To fail to function.
Translations
editto function improperly
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to fail to function
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