verb
- to function badly or improperly; to malfunction
Usage: less common than ‘malfunction’
noun
- an instance of functioning badly or improperly; a malfunction
Usage: less common than ‘malfunction’
Examples
- The computer began to misfunction after the power surge.
- We noticed the engine starting to misfunction during the test drive.
- The misfunction of the alarm system left the building vulnerable.
- Technical staff investigated the misfunction in the cooling system.
- The printer will misfunction if you use the wrong type of paper.
- A software misfunction caused the data to be corrupted.