| NOUN | event | malfunction | a failure to function normally |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | contact | malfunction, misfunction | fail to function or function improperly |
| Sounds | maelfah'ngkshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A failure to function normally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | blowout | A sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus |
| stall | A malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge | |
| Broader | failure | An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose |
| Spanish | disfuncionalidad, disfunción, funcionamiento defectuoso | |
| Verbs | malfunction | fail to function or function improperly |
| Meaning | fail to function or function improperly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the coffee maker malfunctioned" | |
| Synonym | misfunction | |
| Narrower | jam | get stuck and immobilized |
| Broader | fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down | stop operating or functioning |
| Opposite | function, work, operate, go, run | Perform as expected when applied |
| Nouns | malfunction | a failure to function normally |
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