different between imperfection vs malfunction

English

Etymology

From Old French imperfeccion. See im- +? perfection.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?mp??f?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

imperfection (countable and uncountable, plural imperfections)

1. (uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.

   You can accept your imperfection or try to improve.

2. (countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.

   He loves me despite my imperfections.

Synonyms

• (quality of being imperfect): corruption
• (something that prevents perfection): fault, flaw, mark, problem, weakness
• See also Thesaurus:defect

Antonyms

• (quality of being imperfect): flawlessness, perfection

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin imperfecti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

imperfection f (plural imperfections)

1. (uncountable) imperfection
2. (countable) imperfection

Further reading

• “imperfection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Noun

imperfection f (plural imperfections)

1. (uncountable) imperfection
2. (countable) imperfection

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?mæl?f??k.??n/
• Rhymes: -??k??n

Noun

malfunction (plural malfunctions)

1. faulty functioning
2. failure to function

Derived terms

• wardrobe malfunction

Translations

Verb

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

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