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Meaning of Malfunction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən

Definitions

Faulty functioning.
Failure to function.

Equivalents

العربية عطل

Bosanski bila

Čeština porucha

Cymraeg camweithio

Deutsch Fehlfunktion Funktionsstörung nicht funktionieren

Ελληνικά δυσλειτουργία ελάττωμα

Español error falla fallar fallo funcar mal funcionamiento defectuoso funcionar mal mal funcionamiento malfuncionamiento

Suomi toimintahäiriö virhetoiminta

Français défaut de fonctionnement

Hrvatski bila

Bahasa Indonesia malafungsi

Íslenska bila

Italiano malfunzionamento

日本語故障

한국어 고장 고장이 나다 오작동

Kurdî bila

Nederlands haperen slechte werking storing stuk zijn

Polski awaria niedomaganie niedomoga

Português funcionamento defeituoso mau funcionamento não-funcionamento

Русский барахли́ть не рабо́тать неиспра́вность пло́хо рабо́тать поло́мка сбой

Српски bila

Svenska krångla

Türkçe arıza arızalanmak

Українська неполадка

Tiếng Việt bệnh trục trặc

Examples

“This weekend, as videos of robotaxi malfunctions began appearing on social media, opponents say they are seeing their fears realized.”

“A former OceanGate scientific director said the Titan submersible suffered a malfunction six days before imploding in June 2023, killing all five people on board.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Malfunction | Babel Free

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