Misworking
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 incorrect working; malfunction countable, uncountable
"[…] which apparatus is furnished with a whistle, which gives a continuous shrill call when the water is too low, or if there should be an over-pressure of steam by reason of any misworking of the safety-valve."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of miswork form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"[…] which apparatus is furnished with a whistle, which gives a continuous shrill call when the water is too low, or if there should be an over-pressure of steam by reason of any misworking of the safety-valve."
Etymology
From mis- + working.
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