malfunction
mal fuhngk shuhn
- n a failure to function normally
- v fail to function or function improperly
the coffee maker malfunctioned
- Ling Ling died overnight of heart failure and kidney malfunction.
- What they all have in common is a malfunction of the mitochondria--tiny substructures, or organelles, found inside every cell in the body.
- Problems arise, according to Barral, when a trauma or malfunction puts the mechanism out of alignment.