malfunction
malfunction · malfunctions · malfunctioned · malfunctioning
плохо работать, не работать
nicht funktionieren
To function improperlyTo function improperly.
/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
» This clock seems to be malfunctioning.
Meaning
2 sensesTo function improperly.
She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
nicht funktionieren
пло́хо рабо́татьplóxo rabótatʹ, барахли́тьbaraxlítʹ
fail to function or function improperly
To fail to function.
nicht funktionieren
не рабо́татьne rabótatʹ
Examples
38 sentencesThis clock seems to be malfunctioning.
Was there a malfunction?
ruБыл сбой? — odexed
What caused the malfunction?
ruЧто послужило причиной неисправности? — odexed
deWas hat die Fehlfunktion verursacht? — Waldelfe
This is malfunctioning.
A major malfunction stopped the car.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to function improperly:
to fail to function:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to function improperly:
Origin
From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.
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Forms
malfunctions, malfunctioning, malfunctioned, malfunctioned| Base form | malfunction · to malfunction |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | malfunctions |
| Present participle | malfunctioning |
| Past simple | malfunctioned |
| Past participle | malfunctioned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- fail to function or function improperly:misfunction
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle