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malfunction

Pronunciation: /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/

The English word “malfunction” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Faulty functioning.
  2. Failure to function.

verb

  1. To function improperly.
  2. To fail to function.

Etymology

From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.

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