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malfunction

[ mal-fuhngk-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

failure to function properly:
a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.

malfunction

/ mælˈfʌŋkʃən /

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First recorded in 1925–30; mal- + function

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Harry appeared to tease his blond friend after the wardrobe malfunction was spotted.

The Queen, who has lead weights sewn into her dress, would never let such a wardrobe malfunction occurr.

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He might have kept shooting, but his rifle had what police term “a malfunction of some sort.”

During the Emmys she had this wardrobe malfunction where her ass came out of her dress and he got slammed for not helping her.

Mechanical class, including malfunction of Hegler units and such.

VT672, had an unexplained malfunction and was left behind to be repaired by the slave technicians who followed the Horde.

Naturally—it would have to follow its own solution, if there was no indication of malfunction.

His own malfunction-indicator wasn't telling him much either.

If it's just a malfunction in one of the units, I can dump another one down there.

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