Malfunction - English meaning

Malfunction – definitions in English dictionary

verb
(of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally.
Usage examples:
The unit is clearly malfunctioning
Synonims:
Crash Develop a fault Go wrong Break down Break Act up Be defective Be faulty Fail Cease to function/work Stop working Conk out Go kaput Fall over Play up Pack up

noun
A failure to function normally.
Usage examples:
A computer malfunction
Synonims:
Crash Breakdown Fault Failure Defect Flaw Collapse Impairment Glitch

verb
(of a machine, piece of equipment, or organ) to fail to work correctly
Usage examples:
The equipment malfunctions at temperatures below freezing., a computer malfunction

verb
If a machine or system malfunctions, it stops working normally
Usage examples:
The system is designed to stop computers getting too hot and malfunctioning., investigators believe…

Malfunction translation into English

Malfunction: translate from English into Chinese

故障, 不起作用, 发生故障

Malfunction: translate from English into Dutch

Storing, Verkeerde werking, Uitvallen, Haperen, Stuk gaan

Malfunction: translate from English into French

Mauvais fonctionnement, Mal fonctionner

Malfunction: translate from English into German

Fehlfunktion, Funktionsstörung, Defekt, Versagen, Defekt sein, Nicht richtig funktionieren, Nicht richtig arbeiten

Malfunction: translate from English into Hindi

खराबी, इनकार, बुरा काम, अस्वीकार, बिगाड़ काम

Malfunction: translate from English into Italian

Malfunzionamento, Disfunzione

Malfunction: translate from English into Korean

부조, 기계 따위의 부조, 신체 따위의 부조

Malfunction: translate from English into Russian

Неисправность, Отказ, Неправильное срабатывание, Дисфункция, Нарушение функции, Неисправная работа, Аварийный режим, Не срабатывать

Malfunction: translate from English into Spanish

Funcionamiento defectuoso, Funcionar mal

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Malfunction – similar words

malfunctions

verb
(of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally.
Usage examples:
The unit is clearly malfunctioning

noun
A failure to function normally.
Usage examples:
A computer malfunction

verb
(of a machine, piece of equipment, or organ) to fail to work correctly
Usage examples:
The equipment malfunctions at temperatures below freezing., a computer malfunction

Malfunctions - all meanings in English

malfunctioning

verb
(of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally.
Usage examples:
The unit is clearly malfunctioning

noun
A failure to function normally.
Usage examples:
A computer malfunction

verb
Present participle of malfunction

Malfunctioning - all meanings in English

malfunctioned

ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən

verb
(of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally.
Usage examples:
The unit is clearly malfunctioning

noun
A failure to function normally.
Usage examples:
A computer malfunction

verb
Past simple and past participle of malfunction

Malfunctioned - all meanings in English

Malfunction synonims

break

verb
Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
Usage examples:
The branch broke with a loud snap

noun
An interruption of continuity or uniformity.
Usage examples:
The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun
Former term for breaking cart.

Break - all meanings in English

breakdown

noun
A mechanical failure.
Usage examples:
Breakdowns could totally disrupt production

noun
A mechanical failure, or a failure in a system or a relationship
Usage examples:
There was evidently a breakdown in communication leading to the false report., their car trip was a…

noun
A failure to work correctly or to be successful
Usage examples:
The city is losing millions of dollars in lost productivity because of all of the mechanical breakd…

Breakdown - all meanings in English

conk out

phrasal verb
Stop operating or functioning

phrasal verb
(of a machine or engine) to stop working or fail suddenly, or (of a person) to go to sleep
Usage examples:
My radio conked out again.

Conk out - all meanings in English

crash

verb
(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.
Usage examples:
A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun
A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.
Usage examples:
A car crash

adjective
Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.
Usage examples:
A crash course in italian

Crash - all meanings in English

defect

noun
A shortcoming, imperfection, or lack.
Usage examples:
Genetic defects

verb
Abandon one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one.
Usage examples:
He defected to the soviet union after the war

noun
Something that is lacking or that is not exactly right in someone or something
Usage examples:
The cars have a defect in the electrical system that may cause them to stall., i replaced the defec…

Defect - all meanings in English

fail

verb
Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.
Usage examples:
He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun
A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.
Usage examples:
A fail grade

Fail - all meanings in English

failure

noun
Lack of success.
Usage examples:
An economic policy that is doomed to failure

Failure - all meanings in English

fault

noun
An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.
Usage examples:
My worst fault is impatience

verb
Criticize for inadequacy or mistakes.
Usage examples:
Her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job

noun
A quality in a person that shows that the person is not perfect, or a condition of something that shows that it is not working perfectly
Usage examples:
He loves me in spite of my faults., some people find fault in everything they see., i screwed up, s…

Fault - all meanings in English

flaw

noun
A mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object.
Usage examples:
A flaw in the glass

verb
Mar, weaken, or invalidate (something).
Usage examples:
The computer game was flawed by poor programming

noun
A squall of wind; a short storm.
Usage examples:
The ship had turned, caught in a windy flaw

Flaw - all meanings in English

glitch

noun
A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment.
Usage examples:
A draft version was lost in a computer glitch

verb
Suffer a sudden malfunction or fault.
Usage examples:
The elevators glitched

noun
A problem or fault
Usage examples:
A technical glitch, a minor glitch

Glitch - all meanings in English

impairment

noun
The state or fact of being impaired, especially in a specified faculty.
Usage examples:
A degree of physical or mental impairment

noun
A situation in which the value of an asset is recorded as being greater than the amount of money that it could be sold for
Usage examples:
Cpas should test for impairment when the market price of a long-lived asset significantly decreases…

Impairment - all meanings in English

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