malfunction

/mælˈfʌŋk·ʃən/ v [I]

Definition

› (of a machine, piece of equipment, or organ) to fail to work correctly: The equipment malfunctions at temperatures below freezing. malfunction

/mælˈfʌŋk·ʃən/ n [C] › a computer malfunction

(Definition of malfunction v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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