Janet Jackson had a wardrobe malfunction.
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Malfunction
/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
Synonyms for "malfunction" (64 found)
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Related words (32)
Noun(22 words)
failuresfaultfizzlesfritzfunctional lossglitchglitchesgo awrygo wronggonkkeltermechanical faultmisfiremisfiresnonfunctionnotworksoftware crashstop functioningsystem crashsystem dysfunction
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system failuretechnology system failure
Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
single component faultsystemic disarray
Related word relations
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9 entriesdesign flawengine stallhardware faultintermittent faultsensor failureshort circuitsoftware bugsoftware crashsystem crash
Collocations
8 entrieselectrical malfunctionengine malfunctionequipment malfunctionmajor malfunctionmechanical malfunctionminor malfunctionsoftware malfunctionsystem malfunction
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
A major malfunction stopped the car.
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Was there a malfunction?
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What caused the malfunction?
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