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malfunction definition

mal·func·tion (mal fuŋk′s̸hən)

intransitive verb

to fail to function as it should

Etymology: mal- + function

noun

the act or an instance of malfunctioning

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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