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Malfunction

noun/mˌælfˈʌŋkʃən/
Definition
a failure to function normally
fail to function or function improperly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˌælfˈʌŋkʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/mˌalfˈʌŋkʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˌalfˈʌŋkʃən/
3 syllables Say it as /mˌælfˈʌŋkʃən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna failure to function normally
verbfail to function or function improperly
“the coffee maker malfunctioned”
Word Forms
malfunctionverbfail to function or function improperly
malfunctionnouna failure to function normally
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Fehlfunktion
ein Versagen, normal zu funktionieren
🇫🇷French
mauvais fonctionnement
un échec à fonctionner normalement
🇪🇸Spanish
Funcionamiento defectuoso
una falla para funcionar normalmente
🇮🇹Italian
malfunzionamento
un'incapacità di funzionare normalmente
🇳🇱Dutch
storing
een onvermogen om normaal te functioneren
🇵🇹Portuguese
defeituoso
uma falha em funcionar normalmente
🇷🇺Russian
неисправность
неспособность нормально функционировать
India
🇮🇳Hindi
खराबी
सामान्य रूप से कार्य करने में विफलता
🇧🇩Bengali
ত্রুটি
স্বাভাবিকভাবে কাজ করতে ব্যর্থতা
🇮🇳Tamil
செயலிழப்பு
சாதாரணமாக செயல்படுவதில் தோல்வி
🇮🇳Telugu
పనిచేయకపోవడం
సాధారణంగా పనిచేయడంలో వైఫల్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
खराबी
सामान्यपणे कार्य करण्यात अपयश
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખામી
સામાન્ય રીતે કાર્ય કરવામાં નિષ્ફળતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಸಮರ್ಪಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശരിയായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കാതിരിക്കൽ
സാധാരണ പ്രവർത്തിക്കാനുള്ള പരാജയം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖਰਾਬੀ
ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
خرابی
عام طور پر کام کرنے میں ناکامی۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
故障
无法正常运作
🇯🇵Japanese
故障
正常に機能しないこと
🇰🇷Korean
부조
정상적으로 작동하지 않는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trục trặc
không hoạt động bình thường
🇹🇭Thai
ทำงานผิดปกติ
ความล้มเหลวในการทำงานตามปกติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kerusakan
kegagalan untuk berfungsi secara normal
🇲🇾Malay
tidak berfungsi
kegagalan untuk berfungsi secara normal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عطل
الفشل في العمل بشكل طبيعي
🇮🇷Persian
خرابی
ناتوانی در عملکرد عادی
🇹🇷Turkish
arıza
normal şekilde çalışamama
🇮🇱Hebrew
תקלה
כשל בתפקוד תקין
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'malfunction'?
The primary meaning of 'malfunction' is 'a failure to function normally'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'malfunction' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'malfunction' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'malfunction' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'malfunction' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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