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Phonetics
/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
noun
Faulty functioning
Failure to function
verb
To function improperly
Example: She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.To fail to function