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 malfunction is under investigation, she said.
  • The cause of the disaster was a malfunction in a carbaryl plant.
  • The failure was determined to be a malfunction of the main engine.
  • Whether they came under enemy fire or had a piece of navigation equipment malfunction is anyone's guess.
  • Scientists have discovered that changes in a key cardiac protein can lead to heart muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure.
  • The reason for the malfunction is to the man's brand new 2400 baud modem (!) is suitably humorous as well, and not the giveaway it is in other collections in which this story appears.
  • The reason for the character malfunction is probably that we've used up the yearly quota of the letter Å with our frivolous mangling of the English language to better suit the spirit of Åcon.

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