malfunction
/ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃən/ verb [I]Definition
› if a machine or system malfunctions, it stops working normally: The system is designed to stop computers getting too hot and malfunctioning.
(Definition of malfunction verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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