malfunction: Meaning and Definition of

mal•func•tion

Pronunciation: (mal-fungk'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
—v.i.
  1. to fail to function properly.
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