malfunction
IPA: mæɫfˈʌŋkʃʌn
noun
- Faulty functioning.
- Failure to function.
verb
- To function improperly.
- To fail to function.
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Examples of "malfunction" in Sentences
- The system continued to malfunction.
- The previous state will reverse the malfunction.
- The info on the screen says barricade malfunction.
- Mary malfunctions in the scuffle and Laura escapes.
- The hard drive malfunctioned and the record was lost.
- The lone failure was a malfunction in the destruct system.
- Authorities suspect the cause to be an electrical malfunction.
- The cause of the disaster was a malfunction in a carbaryl plant.
- The failure was determined to be a malfunction of the main engine.
- Scientists have discovered that changes in a key cardiac protein can lead to heart muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure.
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