malfunction
/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ verb C1- To function improperly. · She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
- To fail to function.
He/she/it malfunctions · Past malfunctioned · Past participle malfunctioned · -ing form malfunctioning
Verb forms
- Base form
- malfunction
- He/she/it
- malfunctions
- Past
- malfunctioned
- Past participle
- malfunctioned
- -ing form
- malfunctioning
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