Synonyms for Malfunction:

• n.

  •
  • misbehave,
  • thrive.
  •break down (noun)
  • flaw,
  • bug,
  • glitch,
  • defect,
  • fault.
  •breakdown, failure (noun)
  • gremlin,
  • impairment,
  • slip.
  •cut out (noun)
  • cut.
  •failure (noun)
  • skid,
  • tailspin,
  • miscarriage,
  • flop,
  • nosedive,
  • misfire,
  • debacle,
  • meltdown,
  • miss,
  • lapse,
  • collapse,
  • fiasco,
  • washout,
  • crash,
  • implosion,
  • dysfunction,
  • fizzle,
  • reversal,
  • infertility,
  • error,
  • loss,
  • bust,
  • wipeout,
  • nonstarter,
  • noncompliance,
  • white elephant.
  •glitch (noun)
  • something wrong.
  •trouble (noun)
  • dis ease,
  • up-set,
  • dis-order,
  • dis order,
  • dis-eases,
  • dis-ease,
  • dis-orders,
  • dis orders,
  • up-sets,
  • dis eases,
  • up sets.

• v.

  •act up (malfunction) (verb)
  • not works,
  • functioned go blink,
  • stops running,
  • functioning go on blink,
  • function go blink,
  • functioned go on blink,
  • improperlied,
  • act malfunction,
  • functioned go on the blink,
  • stopt running,
  • function go on blink,
  • conks out,
  • conking out,
  • stopped running,
  • functions go the blink,
  • functions go blink,
  • not worked,
  • functioning go the blink,
  • function go the blink,
  • functioned go the blink,
  • improperlies,
  • stopping running,
  • functioning go blink,
  • functions go on the blink,
  • improperlying,
  • functioning go on the blink,
  • functions go on blink,
  • not wrought.
  •come unglued (verb)
  • coming apart seams,
  • coming apart at seams,
  • dis integrated,
  • fell bits,
  • dis-integrating,
  • come apart seams,
  • comes unwrapped,
  • came unstuck,
  • falling bits,
  • dis integrate,
  • coming apart at the seams,
  • falling to bits,
  • came unwrapped,
  • fell to pieces,
  • comes apart at seams,
  • breaks down,
  • falling pieces,
  • broke down,
  • falls pieces,
  • came apart seams,
  • come apart the seams,
  • came apart the seams,
  • dis integrating,
  • came apart at the seams,
  • comes apart the seams,
  • comes apart at the seams,
  • dis-integrate,
  • dis-integrates,
  • comes apart seams,
  • fell pieces,
  • fell to bits,
  • brake down,
  • coming unwrapped,
  • dis-integrated,
  • dis integrates,
  • coming apart the seams,
  • falls to bits,
  • fall pieces,
  • falls bits,
  • fall bits,
  • falls to pieces,
  • came apart at seams,
  • go pieces,
  • comes unstuck.
  •contact (verb)
  • malfunction,
  • misfunction.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • breakdown,
  • failure.

Paraphrases for Malfunction:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    malfunctioning.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    failure.
  • Noun, plural
    failures.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    failure.

• Independent

  • Noun, plural
    shortcomings, decisions, rulings, sentences.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    defect, glitch, default, shortcoming, blackout, bug, deficiency, functioning, failing, lapse, disorder, miscarriage, snag, imperfection.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    fault.
  • Noun, plural
    faults, judgements, Judgments.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dysfunction, breakdown, abnormality, anomaly, disruption, flaw, outage, adjudication, fault.

Antonyms for Malfunction:

• n.

  • breakdown, failure
    strength, working, perfection, advantage.

• v.

  • contact
    function.
  • Other antonyms:
    run, work, operate, go.

Hypernym for Malfunction:

• n.

  • event
    blowout, stall.

• v.

  • contact
    jam.

Hyponym for Malfunction:

• n.

  • event
    failure.

• v.

  • contact
    give way, conk out, give out, go bad, break down, go, break, die, fail.