245 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ mˌalfˈʌŋkʃən], [ mˌalfˈʌŋkʃən], [ m_ˌa_l_f_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_ʃ_ə_n]

Related words: robot malfunctions, robot break downs, robot malfunctions in the past, robot malfunctioning at uni, robotic malfunctioning, robot malfunctioning causes, malfunctioning robots in the past, faulty robot

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Similar words for malfunction:

• break down (noun)
• breakdown, failure (noun)
• cut out (noun)
• failure (noun)
• glitch (noun)
• irregularity (noun)
• miscarriage (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• trouble (noun)
• act up (malfunction) (verb)
• come unglued (verb)
• contact (verb)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words
• other relevant words (noun)

How to use "malfunction" in context?

Paraphrases for malfunction

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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.
  • irregularity (noun)
  • unconformities,
  • unorthodoxy,
  • strangeness,
  • Unconformity,
  • non-conformity,
  • looseness,
  • laxity,
  • unorthodoxies.
  • miscarriage (noun)
  • non-successes,
  • mis carriage,
  • un-doing,
  • mis takes,
  • de-feats,
  • mis carriages,
  • mis-take,
  • de feat,
  • mis chance,
  • un-doings,
  • mis adventure,
  • de-feat,
  • de feats,
  • un doing,
  • mis-chances,
  • mis-carriage,
  • non successes,
  • mis-adventures,
  • mis adventures,
  • mis chances,
  • mis-takes,
  • un doings,
  • mis take,
  • mis-chance,
  • non success,
  • mis-adventure,
  • mis-carriages,
  • nonsuccesses.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • non-success,
  • irregularity,
  • up set,
  • trouble,
  • nonsuccess.
  • 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.
  • Other relevant words:
  • function go on the blink,
  • conked out,
  • breaking down,
  • conk out,
  • malfunctioned,
  • come unstuck,
  • stop running,
  • malfunctioning,
  • come apart at the seams,
  • come unwrapped,
  • coming unstuck,
  • act up,
  • fall to pieces,
  • come unglued,
  • falling to pieces,
  • come apart at seams,
  • break down,
  • not working,
  • not work,
  • fall to bits.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • substandard,
  • deteriorate,
  • fail,
  • give way,
  • break,
  • deficient,
  • fall through,
  • miscarry,
  • out of order,
  • backfire,
  • eject,
  • insufficiency,
  • disappoint,
  • abandon,
  • want,
  • terminate,
  • go wrong,
  • faulty,
  • blip,
  • imperfect,
  • bad,
  • hardware error,
  • cease,
  • fade,
  • erroneous,
  • flawed,
  • jinx,
  • poor,
  • cancel,
  • inaccurate,
  • droop,
  • disturbance,
  • destroy,
  • defective,
  • wrong,
  • stoppage,
  • cause trouble,
  • on the blink,
  • abort,
  • expel,
  • malfunctions,
  • nullify,
  • give trouble,
  • false,
  • fall,
  • drop,
  • nonfunctional,
  • be wonky,
  • give out,
  • come to grief,
  • die,
  • malformation,
  • vicious,
  • deformity,
  • play,
  • dislocation,
  • incorrect,
  • stop working,
  • anomaly.

How to use "Malfunction" in context?

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

• Other Related

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

Hyponym for Malfunction:

• n.

  • event
    failure.

• v.

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