Definitions

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  • verb To function incorrectly; to malfunction

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  • verb fail to function or function improperly

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Examples

  • It is also the only case in medicine where the body of a woman is caused to misfunction (the most common forms of birth control are actually overdoses of hormones which trigger a woman's period) and this is called a step up for womens 'dignity.

    Senate delays action on abortion measure 2009

  • I know, it's an easy shot -- we set ourselves up for wardrobe misfunction at some point in lives when we're struggling to just get up and OUT, but still ....

    The Mother of All Blogs | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008

  • John Scott, of Kensington, Md., suggested, “How about saying ‘Whoops, I hit a misfunction key.’”

    Word Fugitives 2006

  • John Scott, of Kensington, Md., suggested, “How about saying ‘Whoops, I hit a misfunction key.’”

    Word Fugitives 2006

  • One wonders if these machines were truly being tested and certified, how could they fail and misfunction with the regularity that they have in the last three elections?

    A RETURN TO SANITY �� WHY WE MUST ELIMINATE COMPUTERIZED CONTROL OF OUR ELECTION SYSTEM: 2007

  • If a GFCI should misfunction, your life or that of someone in your household could be at risk.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • If a GFCI should misfunction, your life or that of someone in your household could be at risk.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • If a GFCI should misfunction, your life or that of someone in your household could be at risk.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • If a GFCI should misfunction, your life or that of someone in your household could be at risk.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • So odd did the light appear that Inman wondered if it emanated from no outside source but was an effect of some misfunction in his thinking.

    Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

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  • I have always liked this word better than malfunction or dysfunction, but it's disturbingly less common.

    June 29, 2008