malfunction.
Faulty functioning.
Meaning & usage
Faulty functioning.
Failure to function.
Where this word comes from
From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.
To function improperly.
She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
To fail to function.
Where this word comes from
From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.