malfunction
[mal-fuhngk-shuh n]
- failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
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- to fail to function properly.
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Origin of malfunction
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Examples from the Web for malfunctioning
Contemporary Examples
Obamacare is a fact— a malfunctioning fact, like so much of the rest of the American healthcare system, yet a fact all the same.
For example, research has shown that most carbon-monoxide alarm incidents are triggered by a malfunctioning furnace.
I can, on my own, determine which malfunctioning systems are OK to fly with, and which are not?
Think American Airlines Is Rotten? You Have No Idea How Good You Have ItPatrick Smith
October 11, 2012
It happens every election: mysterious fliers, robocalls, malfunctioning machines that deny blacks the right to vote.
Pain produced by a malfunctioning nerve can be extremely severe.
Historical Examples
But the medics think it was some malfunctioning of the lungs.
Ten From InfinityPaul W. Fairman
It is a typical example of malfunctioning, probably as vivid as the language of politics.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
malfunction
- (intr) to function imperfectly or irregularly or fail to function
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- failure to function or defective functioning
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Word Origin and History for malfunctioning
malfunction
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malfunction
(măl-fŭngk′shən)- To fail to function.
- To function improperly.
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- Failure to function.
- Faulty or abnormal functioning.
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