noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of malfunction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: malfunction
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misfunction
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verb
Meaning 2
To function incorrectly; to malfunction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
fail to function or function improperly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the coffee maker malfunctioned
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: malfunction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
Narrower terms: jam
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English function English misfunction From mis- + function.