malfunction[verb]Synonyms:- break down, fail, go wrong
[noun]Synonyms:- fault, breakdown, defect, failure, flaw, glitch
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mal‧func‧tion /mælˈfʌŋkʃ
ən/
noun [countable] a fault in the way a machine or part of someone’s body works:
a malfunction in one of the enginesmalfunction of a malfunction of the immune system an equipment malfunction—malfunction verb [intransitive]:
A warning light seems to have malfunctioned. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲