misfunction

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noun

Synonym of malfunction.

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malfunction
OriginEnglish function ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmisfunction (plural misfunctions)

plural misfunctions

  1. Synonym of malfunction.

    Synonyms: malfunction

verbmisfunction (third-person singular simple present misfunctions, present participle misfunctioning, simple past and past participle misfunctioned)

present singular third person misfunctions · participle present misfunctioning · participle past misfunctioned · past misfunctioned

  1. To function incorrectly; to malfunction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of malfunction.

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malfunction

More synonyms by meaning

verbfail to function or function improperly

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malfunction
Broader
failgo badgive way
Also see
malfunction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishfunction
  10. Englishmisfunction

From mis- + function.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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