Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
malfunction .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not performing or able to perform its regular function
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Examples
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"Rupert Murdoch said that our traditional model is 'malfunctioning' - a classic understatement," Montgomery told today's
Adrian Monck 2009
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The first was having that other robot carry him to eliminate his heat trail, and the second was being identified as a malfunctioning robot.
Perihilion Asimov, Isaac 1988
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They believe the monitor was simply malfunctioning, which is a common problem underground.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Of course it was the monitor that was malfunctioning, which is an iffy thing to think about as one trudges back to bed and sleep.
say la vee 2010
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Albuquerque city worker Gary Hoffman, sued Sandia Resort and Casino over what the tribe characterized as a malfunctioning slot machine that displayed a $1.6 million jackpot.
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Even the most sophisticated models can suffer from flaws such as malfunctioning wheels, frames that bend out of shape, locking mechanisms that fail, safety belts that come loose, or buckles that break.
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Even the most sophisticated models can suffer from flaws such as malfunctioning wheels, frames that bend out of shape, locking mechanisms that fail, safety belts that come loose, or buckles that break.
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Just this week one of those corporate uber-moguls, Rupert Murdoch, announced that his News Corporation will begin charging for content on his newspaper websites within a year in a direct answer to what he calls the current "malfunctioning" business model.
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And it is happening right now, as you sit reading this, as each day brings in new reports of voters purged, machines "malfunctioning," ballots slyly misdesigned, and other measures meant to benefit McBush's party.
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Even the most sophisticated models can suffer flaws such as malfunctioning wheels, frames that bend out of shape, locking mechanisms that fail, safety belts that come loose, or buckles that break.
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