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
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
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