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malfunction

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

Translations

malfunction From the web:

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  • what malfunctioned on apollo 13
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  • what does 1 malfunction mean
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misfunction

English

Etymology

mis- +? function

Verb

misfunction (third-person singular simple present misfunctions, present participle misfunctioning, simple past and past participle misfunctioned)

  1. To function incorrectly; to malfunction.

misfunction From the web:

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  • what malfunctioned on the challenger
  • what malfunction indicator light
  • what malfunction means
  • what malfunctions/troubles likely occur in refrigerators
  • what malfunction in tagalog
  • what does malfunction mean
  • what does malfunction indicator lamp mean
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