OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 19465

malfunction

/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
fallar • funcar mal • funcionar mal
To function improperly.
Due to a communications error, according to gaming officials, the slot machine malfunctioned and didn’t notify Taylor or casino personnel that he was a winner.
She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.