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mal·func·tion

(măl-fŭngk′shən)

intr.v. mal·func·tioned, mal·func·tion·ing, mal·func·tions

To fail to function properly.

A failure to function properly.

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malfunction

(mælˈfʌŋkʃən)

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

failure to function or defective functioning

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mal•func•tion

(mælˈfʌŋk ʃən)

n.

1. failure to function properly.

v.i.

2. to fail to function properly.

[1925–30]

malfunction

Past participle: malfunctioned
Gerund: malfunctioning

Imperative
malfunction
malfunction

Present
I malfunction
you malfunction
he/she/it malfunctions
we malfunction
you malfunction
they malfunction

Preterite
I malfunctioned
you malfunctioned
he/she/it malfunctioned
we malfunctioned
you malfunctioned
they malfunctioned

Present Continuous
I am malfunctioning
you are malfunctioning
he/she/it is malfunctioning
we are malfunctioning
you are malfunctioning
they are malfunctioning

Present Perfect
I have malfunctioned
you have malfunctioned
he/she/it has malfunctioned
we have malfunctioned
you have malfunctioned
they have malfunctioned

Past Continuous
I was malfunctioning
you were malfunctioning
he/she/it was malfunctioning
we were malfunctioning
you were malfunctioning
they were malfunctioning

Past Perfect
I had malfunctioned
you had malfunctioned
he/she/it had malfunctioned
we had malfunctioned
you had malfunctioned
they had malfunctioned

Future
I will malfunction
you will malfunction
he/she/it will malfunction
we will malfunction
you will malfunction
they will malfunction

Future Perfect
I will have malfunctioned
you will have malfunctioned
he/she/it will have malfunctioned
we will have malfunctioned
you will have malfunctioned
they will have malfunctioned

Future Continuous
I will be malfunctioning
you will be malfunctioning
he/she/it will be malfunctioning
we will be malfunctioning
you will be malfunctioning
they will be malfunctioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been malfunctioning
you have been malfunctioning
he/she/it has been malfunctioning
we have been malfunctioning
you have been malfunctioning
they have been malfunctioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been malfunctioning
you will have been malfunctioning
he/she/it will have been malfunctioning
we will have been malfunctioning
you will have been malfunctioning
they will have been malfunctioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been malfunctioning
you had been malfunctioning
he/she/it had been malfunctioning
we had been malfunctioning
you had been malfunctioning
they had been malfunctioning

Conditional
I would malfunction
you would malfunction
he/she/it would malfunction
we would malfunction
you would malfunction
they would malfunction

Past Conditional
I would have malfunctioned
you would have malfunctioned
he/she/it would have malfunctioned
we would have malfunctioned
you would have malfunctioned
they would have malfunctioned

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Noun	1.	malfunction - a failure to function normally failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" blowout - a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights" stall - a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
Verb	1.	malfunction - fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" misfunction conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" jam - get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed" function, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

malfunction

verb

1. break down, fail, go wrong, play up (Brit. informal), stop working, be defective, conk out (informal), develop a fault Radiation can cause microprocessors to malfunction.

noun

1. fault, failure, breakdown, defect, flaw, impairment, glitch There must have been a computer malfunction.

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malfunction

verb

To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties:

act up, misbehave.

Translations

سوء الأداء، قُصور في الأداء

selhánívada

funktionsfejl

Versagen

δυσλειτουργία

bilun, gangtruflun

disfunzione funzionare male

kļūdanepareiza darbība

funksjonsfeil

arızabozukluk

故障

malfunction

[mælˈfʌŋkʃən]

A. N [of machine] → fallo m, mal funcionamiento m

B. VI → funcionar mal

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malfunction

[ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃ^ən]

n → fonctionnement m défectueux, dysfonctionnement m

vi → mal fonctionner

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malfunction

n (of liver etc) → Funktionsstörung f; (of machine) → Defekt m; a malfunction of the carburettor → ein Defekt m → im Vergaser, ein defekter Vergaser

vi (liver etc) → nicht richtig arbeiten; (machine etc) → defekt sein, nicht richtig funktionieren; (system) → versagen, nicht richtig funktionieren; the malfunctioning part → das defekte Teil

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malfunction

[ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃ/ən] n → cattivo funzionamento

malfunction

(mӕlˈfaŋkʃən) noun

faulty performance or a faulty process. There's a malfunction in the main engine.

mal·func·tion

n. disfunción, funcionamiento defectuoso;

v. funcionar mal.

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