malfunction
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]

From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən
Noun[edit]
malfunction (plural malfunctions)
- Faulty functioning.
- Synonyms: dysfunction, misfunction
- Failure to function.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
faulty functioning
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failure to function
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Verb[edit]
malfunction (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[edit]
to function improperly
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to fail to function
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