Malfunctioning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fail to function or function improperly

not performing or able to perform its regular function

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌælfˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌalfˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌalfˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌælfˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ/.

Examples

the coffee maker malfunctioned
a malfunctioning valve

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

malfunction nonfunctional misfunction

Antonyms

functioning function

Parts of Speech

verb	fail to function or function improperly “the coffee maker malfunctioned”
adjective	not performing or able to perform its regular function “a malfunctioning valve”

Word Forms

malfunction

noun

a failure to function normally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fehlfunktion

nicht oder nicht ordnungsgemäß funktionieren

🇫🇷French

dysfonctionnement

ne fonctionne pas ou fonctionne mal

🇪🇸Spanish

mal funcionamiento

no funciona o funciona incorrectamente

🇮🇹Italian

malfunzionamento

non funzionano o funzionano in modo improprio

🇳🇱Dutch

defect

niet of niet goed functioneert

🇵🇹Portuguese

mau funcionamento

não funcionar ou funcionar incorretamente

🇷🇺Russian

неисправный

не работает или работает неправильно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खराब

कार्य करने में असफल होना या अनुचित ढंग से कार्य करना

🇮🇳Tamil

செயலிழப்பு

தவறாக செயல்பட அல்லது செயல்படத் தவறியது

🇮🇳Telugu

సరిగా పనిచేయడం లేదు

పని చేయడంలో లేదా సరిగ్గా పనిచేయడంలో విఫలం

🇮🇳Marathi

खराब कार्य

कार्य किंवा अयोग्यरित्या कार्य करण्यात अयशस्वी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખામીયુક્ત

કાર્ય અથવા અયોગ્ય રીતે કાર્ય કરવામાં નિષ્ફળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായ പ്രവർത്തനം

ശരിയായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കാനോ പ്രവർത്തിക്കാനോ പരാജയപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਾਬੀ

ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲ ਜਾਂ ਗਲਤ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرابی

کام کرنے میں ناکام یا غلط طریقے سے کام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

故障

无法运作或运作不正常

🇯🇵Japanese

故障中

機能しない、または不適切に機能する

🇰🇷Korean

오작동

기능하지 못하거나 제대로 작동하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trục trặc

không hoạt động hoặc hoạt động không đúng cách

🇹🇭Thai

ทำงานผิดปกติ

ล้มเหลวในการทำงานหรือทำงานไม่ถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak berfungsi

gagal berfungsi atau berfungsi tidak semestinya

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi gumagana

hindi gumana o gumana nang hindi maayos

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berfungsi

gagal berfungsi atau berfungsi dengan tidak betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خلل

فشل في العمل أو العمل بشكل غير صحيح

🇮🇷Persian

عملکرد نادرست

ناتوانی در عملکرد یا عملکرد نامناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

arızalı

düzgün çalışmaması veya düzgün çalışmaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

תקלה

לא לתפקד או לתפקד בצורה לא תקינה

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