malfunction
noun
failure to function properly.
has malfunctioned
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present perfectof malfunction (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Spokane Street Bridge has malfunctioned occasionally in the two years of the main West Seattle Bridge’s closure, including on May 11, when it was closed for about 90 minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2022
Since then, many customers say, Bartell’s online prescription refill system has malfunctioned.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
Cancer, by definition, means something has gone very wrong within — a cell has malfunctioned and multiplied.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2019
Meanwhile, the software has malfunctioned, jets have caught fire on the runway and in June 2014, the entire fleet was grounded.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2015
Our server reports it will not just be for a fuel stop—some part has malfunctioned and must be replaced.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
