malfunction

mal·func·tion

M0060500 (măl-fŭngk′shən)intr.v. mal·func·tioned, mal·func·tion·ing, mal·func·tions To fail to function properly.n. A failure to function properly.

malfunction

(mælˈfʌŋkʃən) vb (intr) to function imperfectly or irregularly or fail to functionnfailure to function or defective functioning

mal•func•tion

(mælˈfʌŋk ʃən)

n. 1. failure to function properly. v.i. 2. to fail to function properly. [1925–30]

malfunction

Past participle: malfunctioned
Gerund: malfunctioning

Imperative
malfunction
malfunction

Present
I malfunction
you malfunction
he/she/it malfunctions
we malfunction
you malfunction
they malfunction

Preterite
I malfunctioned
you malfunctioned
he/she/it malfunctioned
we malfunctioned
you malfunctioned
they malfunctioned

Present Continuous
I am malfunctioning
you are malfunctioning
he/she/it is malfunctioning
we are malfunctioning
you are malfunctioning
they are malfunctioning

Present Perfect
I have malfunctioned
you have malfunctioned
he/she/it has malfunctioned
we have malfunctioned
you have malfunctioned
they have malfunctioned

Past Continuous
I was malfunctioning
you were malfunctioning
he/she/it was malfunctioning
we were malfunctioning
you were malfunctioning
they were malfunctioning

Past Perfect
I had malfunctioned
you had malfunctioned
he/she/it had malfunctioned
we had malfunctioned
you had malfunctioned
they had malfunctioned

Future
I will malfunction
you will malfunction
he/she/it will malfunction
we will malfunction
you will malfunction
they will malfunction

Future Perfect
I will have malfunctioned
you will have malfunctioned
he/she/it will have malfunctioned
we will have malfunctioned
you will have malfunctioned
they will have malfunctioned

Future Continuous
I will be malfunctioning
you will be malfunctioning
he/she/it will be malfunctioning
we will be malfunctioning
you will be malfunctioning
they will be malfunctioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been malfunctioning
you have been malfunctioning
he/she/it has been malfunctioning
we have been malfunctioning
you have been malfunctioning
they have been malfunctioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been malfunctioning
you will have been malfunctioning
he/she/it will have been malfunctioning
we will have been malfunctioning
you will have been malfunctioning
they will have been malfunctioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been malfunctioning
you had been malfunctioning
he/she/it had been malfunctioning
we had been malfunctioning
you had been malfunctioning
they had been malfunctioning

Conditional
I would malfunction
you would malfunction
he/she/it would malfunction
we would malfunction
you would malfunction
they would malfunction

Past Conditional
I would have malfunctioned
you would have malfunctioned
he/she/it would have malfunctioned
we would have malfunctioned
you would have malfunctioned
they would have malfunctioned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	malfunction - a failure to function normally failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"blowout - a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights"stall - a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
Verb	1.	malfunction - fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"misfunctionconk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"jam - get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"function, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

malfunction

verb1. break down, fail, go wrong, play up (Brit. informal), stop working, be defective, conk out (informal), develop a fault Radiation can cause microprocessors to malfunction.noun1. fault, failure, breakdown, defect, flaw, impairment, glitch There must have been a computer malfunction.

malfunction

verbTo work improperly due to mechanical difficulties:act up, misbehave.

Translations

故障

malfunction

(mӕlˈfaŋkʃən) noun faulty performance or a faulty process. There's a malfunction in the main engine. 故障 故障