malfunction | | |
n. (event) | 1. malfunction | a failure to function normally. |
| ~ failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
| ~ blowout | a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus.; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights" |
| ~ stall | a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge.; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it" |
v. (contact) | 2. malfunction, misfunction | fail to function or function improperly.; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" |
| ~ conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go | stop operating or functioning.; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" |
| ~ jam | get stuck and immobilized.; "the mechanism jammed" |
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