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Malfunction   /mælfˈəŋkʃən/   Listen
Malfunction

noun
1.
A failure to function normally.
verb
1.
Fail to function or function improperly.  Synonym: misfunction.





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"Malfunction" Quotes from Famous Books



... frequently; the person becomes rheumatic, arthritic or experience weakness in joints, tendons, ligaments, or to have back pains, or to have digestive upsets. These new symptoms are more constant but usually less acute. Ultimately, vital organs begin to malfunction, and serious disease develop. But a hygienist sees the beginning of fatal diseases such as cancer in adolescent ...
— How and When to Be Your Own Doctor • Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon
... very well, I'm afraid. I can't find anything wrong with the dueling machine. I can't even force it to malfunction." ...
— The Dueling Machine • Benjamin William Bova
... report on the re-launch of satellite '58 Beta. The launch phase was eminently successful. The hold at T minus twelve minutes was not due to any malfunction in the missile itself, but rather to a disorder of another kind ... the engineer who was functioning as Launch Monitor had fainted in the blockhouse. The count was picked up under the direction of the Assistant Launch Monitor. After launch the three stages of the rocket separated properly, and ...
— If at First You Don't... • John Brudy


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