Definition of malfunction
Etymology
From mal- ("bad, incorrect") + function
Pronunciation
- (RP, US) IPA: /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/, SAMPA: /%m{l"fVNk.S@n/
- Audio (US) [?]
- Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən
Noun
malfunction (plural malfunctions)
- Faulty functioning.
- Failure to function.
Verb
to 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
References:
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