Malfunction
noun
Something not working properly.
The airplane had a malfunction that made it return back to the airport.
Often appears as...
- mechanical malfunction
- technical malfunction
verb
To stop functioning or work improperly.
The printer malfunctioned so I couldn't print my report.
Often appears as...
- malfunction occurred
- malfunction detected
noun
Something not working properly.
The airplane had a malfunction that made it return back to the airport.
Often appears as...
- mechanical malfunction
- technical malfunction
verb
To stop functioning or work improperly.
The printer malfunctioned so I couldn't print my report.
Often appears as...
- malfunction occurred
- malfunction detected
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not breaking
A malfunction means it's not working right, not necessarily broken into pieces.
Despite the phone's screen malfunction, it's not shattered.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected issues
Malfunctions are often sudden and unpredictable, causing inconvenience.
The show stopped due to a stage light malfunction.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical contexts
Malfunction is frequently used in contexts involving machinery, electronics, or systems.
The spacecraft's sensor malfunction led to a mission delay.
Pro Tip 1/3Not breaking
A malfunction means it's not working right, not necessarily broken into pieces.
Despite the phone's screen malfunction, it's not shattered.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected issues
Malfunctions are often sudden and unpredictable, causing inconvenience.
The show stopped due to a stage light malfunction.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical contexts
Malfunction is frequently used in contexts involving machinery, electronics, or systems.
The spacecraft's sensor malfunction led to a mission delay.
Pro Tip 1/3Not breaking
A malfunction means it's not working right, not necessarily broken into pieces.
Despite the phone's screen malfunction, it's not shattered.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected issues
Malfunctions are often sudden and unpredictable, causing inconvenience.
The show stopped due to a stage light malfunction.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical contexts
Malfunction is frequently used in contexts involving machinery, electronics, or systems.
The spacecraft's sensor malfunction led to a mission delay.
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something like a transporter malfunction beaming from the here and now to the Hereafter that malfunction is usually caused by some sort of major trauma like murder or suicide curiously it said these spirits
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American Writer
All human beings are, in fact, born with dozens of mutations their parents lacked, and a few of those mutations could well be lethal if we didn't have two copies of every gene, so one can pick up the slack if the other malfunctions.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
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Keith Barry
Irish Entertainer
Some computers have security software that make it impossible to hack into, and it's the same with brains - some malfunction, and some, you can't hack into them at all.
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Adriana Lima
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Fred Haise
American Astronaut
As a military pilot and a test pilot, handling unusual situations and aircraft malfunctions was part of the business.
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Adam Rippon
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There's no such thing as a wardrobe malfunction - only a wardrobe opportunity.
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American Actor
There would be no Star Trek unless there were transporter malfunctions.
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John Perry Barlow
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Laurel Clark
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