malfunction
🇺🇸
/ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃn/
verb
R
to not work properly
The car malfunctioned and stopped suddenly on the highway.
noun
R
when something does not work as it should
The machine's malfunction left us unable to complete the work.
translation
to not work properly
when something does not work as it should
Word Forms
3rd Present
malfunctions
Progressive
malfunctioning
Past
malfunctioned
Plural
malfunctions
Perfect
malfunctioned