malfunction

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WOTD - 7 March 2008    

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From mal- (“‘bad, incorrect’”) + function

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
malfunction

Plural
malfunctions

malfunction (plural malfunctions)

  1. Faulty functioning.
  2. Failure to function.

[edit] Translations

Faulty functioning
Failure to function

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to malfunction

Third person singular
malfunctions

Simple past
malfunctioned

Past participle
malfunctioned

Present participle
malfunctioning

to malfunction (third-person singular simple present malfunctions, present participle malfunctioning, simple past and past participle malfunctioned)

  1. To function improperly
    She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
  2. To fail to function

[edit] Translations

to function improperly
to fail to function
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