MALFUNCTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does malfunction mean?
• MALFUNCTION (noun)
The noun MALFUNCTION has 1 sense:
1. a failure to function normally
Familiarity information: MALFUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.
• MALFUNCTION (verb)
The verb MALFUNCTION has 1 sense:
1. fail to function or function improperly
Familiarity information: MALFUNCTION used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MALFUNCTION (noun)
Meaning:
A failure to function normally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("malfunction" is a kind of...):
failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "malfunction"):
blowout (a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus)
stall (a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge)
• MALFUNCTION (verb)
Meaning:
Fail to function or function improperly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
malfunction; misfunction
Context example:
the coffee maker malfunctioned
Hypernyms (to "malfunction" is one way to...):
break; break down; conk out; die; fail; give out; give way; go; go bad (stop operating or functioning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "malfunction"):
jam (get stuck and immobilized)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
function (perform as expected when applied)
