Meaning

2 senses
  1. Faulty functioning.

    Fehlfunktion, Funktionsstörung

    неиспра́вностьneisprávnostʹ, сбойsboj

    неспра́вністьnesprávnistʹ, збійzbij, непола́дкаnepoládka

  2. Failure to function.

    Fehlfunktion, Funktionsstörung

    поло́мкаpolómka

    a failure to function normally

Examples

38 sentences
  1. This clock seems to be malfunctioning.

  2. Was there a malfunction?

    ruБыл сбой? — odexed

  3. What caused the malfunction?

    ruЧто послужило причиной неисправности? — odexed

    deWas hat die Fehlfunktion verursacht? — Waldelfe

  4. This is malfunctioning.

  5. A major malfunction stopped the car.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
faulty functioning:
Русский
By meaning 2
faulty functioning:
failure to function:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
faulty functioning:

Origin

From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.

From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.

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