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 cause of the malfunction is under investigation, she said.
- Whether they came under enemy fire or had a piece of navigation equipment malfunction is anyone's guess.
- 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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