malfunction









malfunction


noun

  1. failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.

verb (used without object)

  1. to fail to function properly.

verb

  1. (intr) to function imperfectly or irregularly or fail to function

noun

  1. failure to function or defective functioning

n.1827, from mal- “bad, badly, wrong” + function. As a verb, by 1888. Related: Malfunctioned; malfunctioning. v.

  1. To fail to function.
  2. To function improperly.

n.

  1. Failure to function.
  2. Faulty or abnormal functioning.
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