Definitions
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- verb To
function incorrectly; tomalfunction
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fail to function or function improperly
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Examples
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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.
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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
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John Scott, of Kensington, Md., suggested, “How about saying ‘Whoops, I hit a misfunction key.’”
Word Fugitives 2006
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John Scott, of Kensington, Md., suggested, “How about saying ‘Whoops, I hit a misfunction key.’”
Word Fugitives 2006
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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
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If a GFCI should misfunction, your life or that of someone in your household could be at risk.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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If a GFCI should misfunction, your life or that of someone in your household could be at risk.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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If a GFCI should misfunction, your life or that of someone in your household could be at risk.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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If a GFCI should misfunction, your life or that of someone in your household could be at risk.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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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
evin290 commented on the word misfunction
I have always liked this word better than malfunction or dysfunction, but it's disturbingly less common.
June 29, 2008