Definitions
fail to function or function improperly
Word origin
From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Failure to work”11 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
M__________