🔄 Synonyms of "Malfunction"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| misfunctionnoun | To function incorrectly; to malfunction. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Malfunction"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| worknoun | (uncountable) Employment. |
| functionnoun | What something does or is used for. |
| runverb | To move swiftly. |
| operateverb | (transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. |
| goverb | To move, either physically or in an abstract sense: |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Malfunction"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| misfunctionnoun | Synonym of malfunction. |
| misfirenoun | An act of misfiring. |
| wrong-doing | Alternative spelling of wrongdoing. |
| defectnoun | A fault or malfunction. |
| errornoun | (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately. |
| mishapnoun | An accident, mistake, or problem. |
| glitchnoun | (countable) A problem affecting function. |
| faultnoun | (typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event. |
| mistakenoun | An error. |
| wrongdoingnoun | (uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior. |
| failurenoun | State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. |
| failed | unsuccessful |
| shortcomingnoun | A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal. |
| failnoun | (intransitive) To be unsuccessful. |
| imperfectionnoun | (countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc. |
| deficiencynoun | (countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health. |
| dudnoun | (informal) A failure of any kind. |
| defaultnoun | (electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory |
| disordernoun | Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner. |
| abnormalitynoun | Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. |
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