malfunction
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4.5
- noun
- /mælˈfʌŋkʃən/
:
fallo
- Saturated Transformers are the root cause of most grid malfunctions during magnetic storms.
- equipment malfunction
- wardrobe malfunction
- system malfunction
So that was that was good wardrobe malfunction live.
- So that was that was good wardrobe malfunction live.
- And they're like, no, this is a malfunction.
- And so the gods, the gods gifted you with a malfunction early.
Examples
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Climate control malfunction, floors 15 and 16.
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It must have been a technical malfunction.
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"Suppose there was another kind of malfunction, something in the ship itself?"
Fiction book (1997) -
The doors on the cargo bay are still open, and a malfunction light is on.
Fiction book (1991) -
The continuing malfunction of hull sensors is limiting data for analysis.
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Meanwhile, following a malfunction Monday night, more than a dozen people were trapped on a SeaWorld ride.
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Sam and Stacey Smith also experienced a malfunction in the water heater in their apartment.
Academic text (1991) -
But Halovic also knew that the vagaries of weather and mechanical malfunction could throw the timetable off.
Fiction book (1996) -
Liana's experience typifies any number of technology malfunctions that can occur and interrupt a planned study session.
Academic text (2014) -
The technician identified the malfunction in the equipment that caused the production delay.
Synonyms
396
3.3
Loss of the ability to work, especially of an organ or machine
150
3.4
A fault that makes something less useful or valuable
69
3.2
A problem in a machine or system that makes it not work
3
3.4
A machine or device that stops working when you need it
A situation when a machine or system cannot work as it should
Compounds
- NSFW
5
6.1
An accidental clothing problem in public that makes you feel embarrassed
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Morphology
Etymology
Malfunction comes from the parts mal- meaning 'bad' and function meaning 'work', so a malfunction is when something does not 'work' correctly.