Akademik

malfunction
1. noun /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
a) Faulty functioning.
b) Failure to function.
2. verb /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
a) To function improperly

She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.

b) To fail to function

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