maloperation

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noun

A faulty or incorrect operation (of a device, process or system).

OriginEnglish operation ← Middle English operacioun ← Old French operacion →
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Meanings

nounmaloperation (plural maloperations)

plural maloperations

  1. A faulty or incorrect operation (of a device, process or system).

Origin

  1. Latinmale
  2. Old Frenchmal-
  3. Englishmal-
  4. Latinoperātiō
  5. Old Frenchoperacion
  6. Middle Englishoperacioun
  7. Englishoperation
  8. Englishmaloperation

From mal- + operation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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