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malfunction

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mal⋅func⋅tion

  [mal-fuhngk-shuhn]
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–noun
1. failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
–verb (used without object)
2. to fail to function properly.
Origin:
1925–30; mal- + function
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mal·func·tion   (māl-fŭngk'shən)   
intr.v.   mal·func·tioned, mal·func·tion·ing, mal·func·tions

  1. To fail to function.

  2. To function improperly.

n.  

  1. Failure to function.

  2. Faulty or abnormal functioning.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mal·func·tion
Pronunciation: (')mal-'f&[ng](k)-sh&n
Function: intransitive verb
: to function imperfectly or badly : fail to operate in the normal or usual manner malfunctioning of the nervous system —Edward Sapir> —malfunction noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

malfunction mal·func·tion (māl-fŭngk'shən)
v. mal·func·tioned, mal·func·tion·ing, mal·func·tions

  1. To fail to function.

  2. To function improperly.

n.

  1. Failure to function.

  2. Faulty or abnormal functioning.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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