(of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally or satisfactorily.
"the unit is clearly malfunctioning"
synonyms: crash, go wrong, break down, fail, stop working, go down; More informalconk out, go kaput, blow up, act up "the computer has malfunctioned"
something broke
It means something has malfunctioned.
The beginning prefix of the word malfunction is "mal-."
malfunction means it stops working or doesn't work right or correctly like "what is your major malfunction?"
No. A malfunction generally means when something goes wrong
The prefix 'mal' means 'bad' in Greek. the word 'func' means 'to work' and the 'tion' suffix means 'a state of'. In this case, the word 'malfunction' literally means 'a state of working badly'.
vtec system malfunction
It means that your Mercedes Benz has 1 malfunction. You should go and have your car checked by a mechanic.
Trouble code P0202 means: Injector circuit malfunction - cylinder #2
It means that the engine computer has detecteed a malfunction and set a trouble code.See related question below.It means that the engine computer has detecteed a malfunction and set a trouble code.See related question below.
It means that there is a malfunction in the 4wd system.
IAT (intake air temperature) sensor ciruit malfunction.
The noun or verb malfunction does not contain a suffix : the prefix "mal" means bad, as in not functioning well or correctly.* There is no adjective with an -al suffix for malfunction (as there is for function). Instead, the present participle malfunctioning is used as an adjective.