Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to malfunction
Participle: malfunctioned
Gerund: malfunctioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | malfunction |
| you | malfunction |
| he;she;it | malfunctions |
| we | malfunction |
| you | malfunction |
| they | malfunction |
Perfect
| I | have malfunctioned |
| you | have malfunctioned |
| he;she;it | has malfunctioned |
| we | have malfunctioned |
| you | have malfunctioned |
| they | have malfunctioned |
Past
| I | malfunctioned |
| you | malfunctioned |
| he;she;it | malfunctioned |
| we | malfunctioned |
| you | malfunctioned |
| they | malfunctioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had malfunctioned |
| you | had malfunctioned |
| he;she;it | had malfunctioned |
| we | had malfunctioned |
| you | had malfunctioned |
| they | had malfunctioned |
Future
| I | will malfunction |
| you | will malfunction |
| he;she;it | will malfunction |
| we | will malfunction |
| you | will malfunction |
| they | will malfunction |
Future Perfect
| I | will have malfunctioned |
| you | will have malfunctioned |
| he;she;it | will have malfunctioned |
| we | will have malfunctioned |
| you | will have malfunctioned |
| they | will have malfunctioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | malfunction |
| you | malfunction |
| he;she;it | malfunction |
| we | malfunction |
| you | malfunction |
| they | malfunction |
Perfect
| I | have malfunctioned |
| you | have malfunctioned |
| he;she;it | have malfunctioned |
| we | have malfunctioned |
| you | have malfunctioned |
| they | have malfunctioned |
Imperfect
| I | malfunctioned |
| you | malfunctioned |
| he;she;it | malfunctioned |
| we | malfunctioned |
| you | malfunctioned |
| they | malfunctioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had malfunctioned |
| you | had malfunctioned |
| he;she;it | had malfunctioned |
| we | had malfunctioned |
| you | had malfunctioned |
| they | had malfunctioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would malfunction |
| you | would malfunction |
| he;she;it | would malfunction |
| we | would malfunction |
| you | would malfunction |
| they | would malfunction |
Perfect
| I | would have malfunctioned |
| you | would have malfunctioned |
| he;she;it | would have malfunctioned |
| we | would have malfunctioned |
| you | would have malfunctioned |
| they | would have malfunctioned |
Imperative
| you | malfunction |
| we | Let's malfunction |
| you | malfunction |
Verbs conjugated like 'malfunction'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'malfunction'
misfunction,
dysfunction,
function,
refunction,
affection,
ammunition,
auction,
junction,
malposition,
munition,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.
Verbs referencing "malfunction"
Spanish
malfuncionar.
Sample Sentences
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She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
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Due to a communications error, according to gaming officials, the slot machine malfunctioned and didn’t notify Taylor or casino personnel that he was a winner. [2022 February 6, Amanda Jackson, “A slot machine in Las Vegas malfunctioned and didn’t tell a tourist he won. The gaming board tracked him down”, in CNN:]
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The group has started collecting reports of malfunctioning, crashing, or dangerous self-driving cars on its website. [2023 August 14, Kari Paul, “Robotaxi breakdowns cause mayhem in San Francisco days after expansion vote”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]
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A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said. [2024 October 14, Issy Ronald, “Woman killed by malfunctioning ottoman bed”, in CNN:]