1. A failure to function normally

1. Fail to function or function improperly
   "the coffee maker malfunctioned"
   - misfunction

Derived forms: malfunctioned, malfunctioning, malfunctions

Type of: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, failure, give out, give way, go, go bad

Antonym: function

Encyclopedia: Malfunction

• out of the frying pan and into the fire
• out of the frying pan into the fire
• out of the question
• out of the way
• out of thin air
• out of this world
• out of touch
• out of true
• out of tune
• out of use
• out of view
• out of wedlock
• out of whack
• out of work
• out to
• out to lunch
• out-and-out
• out-and-outer
• out-basket
• out-herod
• out-migration
• out-of-body experience
• out-of-court settlement
• out-of-date
• out-of-door