A glitch is a problem which stops something from working properly or being successful.
[informal]
Manufacturing glitches have limited the factory's output.
Synonyms: problem, difficulty, fault, flaw More Synonyms of glitch
glitch in British English
(ɡlɪtʃ)
noun
1.
a sudden instance of malfunctioning or irregularity in an electronic system
2.
a change in the rotation rate of a pulsar
Word origin
C20: of unknown origin
glitch in American English
(glɪtʃ)
noun
1. Slang
a mishap, error, malfunctioning, etc.
2.
a sudden, brief change in the period of a pulsar, believed to be caused by sudden changes in thestructure of the rotating star
Word origin
< Ger colloq. glitsche, a slip < glitschen, to slip, slide, intens. of Ger gleiten: see glide
Examples of 'glitch' in a sentence
glitch
Technical glitches made signing up difficult.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
STRICTLY fans were left furious last night after a technical glitch left them unable to vote online.
The Sun (2016)
What he actually wants to do is apply for sickness benefit, but a mysterious glitch says he is not sick and is only eligible for jobseekers' allowance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This gripping documentary charts his trip as he battles wild storms and technical glitches.
The Sun (2009)
It could have been a computer glitch.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The glitch was caused by a technical problem and was not a cyber attack.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Few will have been surprised by the huge technical glitch that marred the opening ceremony.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Bosses said the glitch was caused by rain obscuring a sensor and triggering a safety feature.
The Sun (2016)
The store blamed a computer glitch.
The Sun (2014)
You need to seek out the mental glitches in the system that lessen physical performance and align all your thoughts towards success.
Andrews, Elizabeth Muscle Management (1991)
There is a theory that mistimed firing of neurons cause a temporary glitch in the processing of incoming information within the brain.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The Japanese electronics and media giant is not the only one to suffer electronic glitches.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Last October it blamed a glitch in a new warehouse system for a profit warning.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The social networking giant is considering the shock move after technical glitches scarred its much-hyped debut last month.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The incident came just four months after a computer glitch stopped salaries being paid ahead of the August bank holiday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The results perhaps suggest that technical glitches with airlines' own reservations systems are more widespread than airlines might like us to think.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I was looking for "bugs" in the system, glitches that needed to be worked on.
Christianity Today (2000)
It was the second time this month the bank had been hit by online glitches, with thefirst incident blamed on complex technical issues.
The Sun (2016)
HUNDREDS of mobile phone calls have been listened to by strangers after a systems glitch, it emerged yesterday.
The Sun (2013)
It's as if they hit a programming glitch - they spin out.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The computer software glitch began on Tuesday and took more than 24 hours to fix.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Another glitch last year caused a 777 to lurch to the right over the Atlantic.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It admitted an IT glitch had caused problems at the accident-prone group.
The Sun (2012)
Wembley blamed a glitch, promising tickets WOULD arrive in time.
The Sun (2007)
One car was blown off the road by a gust of wind, and some suffered from mechanical glitches blamed on the outback's dust clouds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The bank claimed the glitch hit only a small number, but the problem will raise fears that savers are routinely underpaid because of errors in banks' systems.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
(noun)
Definition
a small problem that stops something from working properly
Manufacturing glitches have limited the factory's output.
Synonyms
problem
difficulty
The main difficulty has been getting enough students to try out the scheme.
fault
It was a genuine fault.
flaw
bug (informal)
There is a bug in the software.
hitch
The five-hour operation went without a hitch.
snag
A police crackdown hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars.
uphill (South Africa)
This job has been a real uphill.
interruption
blip
malfunction
There must have been a computer malfunction.
kink
working out the kinks of a potential trade agreement
gremlin
fly in the ointment
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bug
There is a bug in the software.
Synonyms
fault,
failing,
virus,
error,
defect,
flaw,
blemish,
imperfection,
glitch,
gremlin,
malware
in the sense of difficulty
Definition
an objection or obstacle
The main difficulty has been getting enough students to try out the scheme.