malfunction

The word “malfunction” has 3 syllables: mal-func-tion

It's pronounced as /mælˈfʌŋkʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for malfunction?

In the thesaurus, “malfunction” has 2 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for malfunction along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for malfunction

Meanings of malfunction

  • noun
    1. Faulty functioning.
    2. Failure to function.
  • verb
    1. To function improperly.
    2. To fail to function.

Example Sentences

  • The plane had to make an emergency landing due to a malfunction in the engine.
  • A sudden malfunction of the software caused the system to crash unexpectedly.
  • The technician quickly diagnosed the malfunction and repaired the equipment.
  • The car's malfunction led to a delay in our travel plans.
  • After the malfunction of the power grid, the entire city was left without electricity for hours.

On this page you'll find 2 synonyms or another words to malfunction, such as: crash, fail.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

kaput

  • archaic
  • defunct
  • done
  • doomed
  • down
  • endangered
  • inoperable
  • inoperative
  • malfunctioning
  • nonfunctional
  • nonfunctioning
  • obsolete
  • off
  • ruined
  • sunk

kaputt

  • archaic
  • defunct
  • done
  • doomed
  • down
  • endangered
  • inoperable
  • inoperative
  • malfunctioning
  • nonfunctional
  • nonfunctioning
  • obsolete
  • off
  • ruined
  • sunk

warped

  • awry
  • biased
  • blocked
  • bowed
  • braided
  • broken
  • bunched
  • clogged
  • clustered
  • coiled
  • contorted
  • corrupt
  • corrupted
  • cracked
  • crooked
  • cursory
  • curved
  • curving
  • damaged
  • debased
  • defective
  • deficient
  • deformed
  • degraded
  • depraved
  • destroyed
  • deteriorated
  • devious
  • diluted
  • disfigured
  • distorted
  • droll
  • errant
  • erroneous
  • false
  • far-out
  • flawed
  • frivolous
  • gnarled
  • humiliated
  • immature
  • imprecise
  • inaccurate
  • inadequate
  • incomplete
  • inexact
  • insufficient
  • invalid
  • ironic
  • leaky
  • lewd
  • malfunctioning
  • mangled
  • meandering
  • misrepresented
  • misshapen
  • mocking
  • nefarious
  • one-dimensional
  • one-sided
  • outlandish
  • peculiar
  • perfunctory
  • peripheral
  • perverted
  • poisoned
  • quirky
  • rudimentary
  • ruined
  • sardonic
  • scarred
  • screwed
  • sectarian
  • serpentine
  • shallow
  • shameless
  • sick
  • silly
  • sinful
  • sinuous
  • sketchy
  • slight
  • snarled
  • subverted
  • swollen
  • sympathetic
  • tangled
  • trivial
  • twisted
  • twisting
  • unbalanced
  • unconventional
  • unequal
  • unfair
  • unjust
  • unreliable
  • vicious
  • vile
  • wanton
  • weakened
  • wedged
  • weird
  • wicked
  • winding

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