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malfunction
/ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃən/
noun
A failure of a machine to work in the proper way.
- “A malfunction in the software delayed hundreds of flights.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))