malfunctioning

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noun

A malfunction.

Similar
nonfunctionalamissawryhaywirebaddefectiveout of whackrun-down
Opposite
functioning
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of malfunction
nounmalfunctioning (plural malfunctionings)

plural malfunctionings

  1. A malfunction.

    Both strategies reflect a modern clinical emphasis on the malfunctionings of the psychological and biological processes of the body[…]

    2011, Raymond Van Dam, Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul, page 84

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot performing or able to perform its regular function

Similar
nonfunctionalamissawryhaywirebaddefectiveout of whackrun-down
Opposite
functioning
Also see
amissawrybadbrokendefectivehaywirenonfunctionalout of whackrun-downwrong

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

malfunctioning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malfunctioning

MLA

“malfunctioning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malfunctioning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malfunctioning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malfunctioning.

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