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malfunction

[ mal-fuhngk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. failure to function properly:

    a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.



verb (used without object)

  1. to fail to function properly.

malfunction

/ ³¾Ã¦±ôˈ´Úʌŋ°ìʃə²Ô /

verb

  1. intr to function imperfectly or irregularly or fail to function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. failure to function or defective functioning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of malfunction1

First recorded in 1925–30; mal- + function
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The device to communicate with catcher Will Smith malfunctioned at the start of the game?

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During another joint drill by South Korea and the US in 2022, troops fired a short-range ballistic missile which malfunctioned and crashed on a golf course in the military base.

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The cause of the crash, which killed military officers and civilians, is unclear - but military sources have been quoted as saying that it was likely to have been a technical malfunction.

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A spark from a malfunctioning transmission line ignited a blaze.

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What inspired them was that they couldn’t find the infamous 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction online.

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