- malfunction
- intransitive verb Date: 1958 to function imperfectly or badly ; fail to operate normally • malfunction noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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malfunction — Ⅰ. malfunction UK US /ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃən/ verb [I] ► if a machine or system malfunctions, it stops working normally: »The system is designed to stop computers getting too hot and malfunctioning. Ⅱ. malfunction UK US /ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃən/ noun [C or U] ► a… … Financial and business terms
malfunction — index disorder (abnormal condition), irregularity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
malfunction — (n.) 1827, from MAL (Cf. mal ) bad, badly, wrong + FUNCTION (Cf. function). As a verb, by 1888. Related: Malfunctioned; malfunctioning … Etymology dictionary
malfunction — [n] breakdown, failure bug*, defect, fault, flaw, glitch*, gremlin*, impairment, slip; concepts 658,674 Ant. perfection, working … New thesaurus
malfunction — ► VERB ▪ (of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally. ► NOUN ▪ a failure of this type … English terms dictionary
malfunction — [mal fuŋk′shən] vi. [ MAL + FUNCTION] to fail to function as it should n. the act or an instance of malfunctioning … English World dictionary
Malfunction — A malfunction is when something functions wrongly or does not function at all. Some types of malfunctions are: Malfunction (parachuting), malfunction of a parachute Sexual malfunction, also called sexual dysfunction See also dyspareunia Wardrobe… … Wikipedia
malfunction — mal|func|tion [mælˈfʌŋkʃən] n a fault in the way a machine or part of someone s body works ▪ a malfunction in one of the engines malfunction of ▪ a malfunction of the immune system ▪ an equipment malfunction >malfunction v [I] ▪ A warning… … Dictionary of contemporary English
malfunction — I UK [mælˈfʌŋkʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms malfunction : singular malfunction plural malfunctions a failure to work or operate correctly II UK [mælˈfʌŋkʃ(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms malfunction : present tense… … English dictionary
malfunction — [[t]mæ̱lfʌ̱ŋkʃ(ə)n[/t]] malfunctions, malfunctioning, malfunctioned VERB If a machine or part of the body malfunctions, it fails to work properly. [FORMAL] The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to… … English dictionary
malfunction — /mal fungk sheuhn/, n. 1. failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket. v.i. 2. to fail to function properly. [1925 30; MAL + FUNCTION] * * * … Universalium
