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malfunction

/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/noun, verb3 syllables

Malfunction means: fail to function or function improperly.

Synonyms for malfunction2

verb, as in fail to function or function improperly

misfunction

also used for malfunction

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Opposites of malfunction

What does malfunction mean?2

verb

1

fail to function or function improperly“the coffee maker malfunctioned”

noun

1

a failure to function normally

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with malfunction?5

two syllables

three syllables

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Malfunction in a sentence

  • Due to a technical malfunction, this train's service will be henceforth discontinued.corbinjurgens
  • The droid drank water, which made him malfunction.Amastan
  • The repair for the system malfunction lasted for an entire night.iiujik
  • There was no malfunction in the airlock hardware.Amastan
  • An engine in good condition should always run without any signs of malfunction.Nuel
  • Due to a malfunction we were unable to watch television on Saturday.kiryopi
  • A major malfunction stopped the car.wallebot
  • The system didn’t show any malfunction.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of malfunction

as a noun

plural
malfunctions

as a verb

past tense
malfunctioned
present participle
malfunctioning
third-person singular
malfunctions
past participle
malfunctioned