malfunction

[ mal-fuhngk-shuh n ]
/ mælˈfʌŋk ʃən /

noun

failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.

verb (used without object)

to fail to function properly.

Origin of malfunction

First recorded in 1925–30; mal- + function

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British Dictionary definitions for malfunctioning

malfunction
/ (mælˈfʌŋkʃən) /

verb

(intr) to function imperfectly or irregularly or fail to function

noun

failure to function or defective functioning

Medical definitions for malfunctioning

malfunction
[ măl-fŭngkshən ]

v.

To fail to function.
To function improperly.

n.

Failure to function.
Faulty or abnormal functioning.