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  • noun Plural form of malfunction.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malfunction.

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Examples

  • The constructivist view is that the class of what we call malfunctions is picked out by its involvement in medical practice, and not the other way round.

    Concepts of Disease and Health Murphy, Dominic 2008

  • It's all very interesting to discuss the deepest motivations that drive unacceptable behavior such as insecurity, obsession, fixation, etc., but since the effective cure for all of these gray-meat malfunctions is a good old-fashioned ass-whoopin ', the finer points are pretty much moot.

    Is That Legal?: Michelle Malkin: Blogging While Flying? 2006

  • ... the effective cure for all of these gray-meat malfunctions is a good old-fashioned ass-whoopin ', the finer points are pretty much moot.

    Is That Legal?: Michelle Malkin: Blogging While Flying? 2006

  • Anything that’s not essential and which opens the door to malfunctions is something that I can do without quite nicely.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • Anything that’s not essential and which opens the door to malfunctions is something that I can do without quite nicely.

    Why I Hate Detachable Magazines 2009

  • He assumed the malfunctions were a result of age, or a virus, or perhaps his imagination.

    In the Bronx, a Parting Shot 2008

  • There won't as many machine "malfunctions" this year as there was in 2004 - too many eyes watching.

    Still More Polls Find Obama Leading In Multiple Bush States 2009

  • Re-read the early 52 issues with Skeets' 'malfunctions'.

    Week 38: See Also Mary Hopkin Douglas Wolk 2007

  • Ma'an - The Israeli military said internal investigations showed it acted according to law during the three-week offensive against the Gaza Strip, but that 'malfunctions' resulted in the deaths of innocents.

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009

  • This has caused several coordination "malfunctions" between the two states in the past two months, they said.

    Israelated - English Israel blogs 2009

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