malfunction
noun
failure to function properly.
is malfunctioning
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present progressiveof malfunction (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I have a similar complaint, but this relates to a toilet that is malfunctioning.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Rather than blasting the whole brain with bolts of electricity or saturating it with drugs, it makes far more sense to stimulate the precise neural circuit that is malfunctioning.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 11, 2020
It is the only modern Boeing jet without an electronic alert system that explains what is malfunctioning and how to resolve it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2019
This tells us that this is a two-tailed test: if the machine is malfunctioning it will be shutdown regardless if it is from over-filling or under-filling.
From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017
Additionally, their practice harmonizes with a common but vicious dramatization of many people which goes: when a body is malfunctioning, it is a bad body and needs to be punished.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon
