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malfunction star_border
/malˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/
If a machine or part of the body malfunctions, it fails to work properly. Malfunction can also be a noun.
- A software problem is causing the system to malfunction.
- The copy machine is malfunctioning.
- A female Tesla owner climbed on top of a car's roof at the Tesla booth to protest her car's brake malfunction at the Shanghai auto show Monday.
Malfunction as a noun
- Shortly before the crash, the pilot had reported a malfunction of the aircraft's navigation system.
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/ækt/ /ʌp/
If something is acting up, it is not working properly.
- My sister's laptop has also been acting up recently even though she just bought it a year ago.
- If your car has been acting up recently, it is time to pay a mechanic a visit.
- The copy machine is acting up again.
- My car always acts up in cold weather.
- I'm not going to play basketball tomorrow. My shoulder has been acting up recently.
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defective star_border
/dɪˈfek.tɪv/
If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- I bought a pair of headphones at the store yesterday, but they only play sound out of one ear, so they must be defective.
- I have a defective phone charger that will only charge my phone if I have it rest in a certain position.
- Our car brakes are defective, so we had them replaced.
- The plaintiffs allege that Google knowingly sold defective Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, which had problems with the microphones that prevented users from calling or using voice assistant functionality.
- Samsung recalled around 3 million Galaxy Note 7 after multiple Galaxy Note 7 caught fire due to defective batteries that were prone to overheating.
- Xbox promised customers it would repair any defective systems and extend their warranties if their consoles malfunctioned in the future.
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faulty star_border
/ˈfɔlti/
The adjective "faulty" describes something that has defects, is imperfect, or malfunctions.
The car was returned due to a faulty engine.
This device is faulty and needs to be replaced.
The argument was based on faulty reasoning.
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out of order star_border
If a machine or piece of equipment is out of order, it is not working.
- The elevator's out of order again. We'll have to take the stairs.
- The sign on the vending machine says “out of order.”
- Hi, Edward! This is Jody from the Personnel Department. I just wanted to let you know that the projector in meeting room 5B is out of order.
- The toilet on the second floor is out of order again. The toilet is clogged and it won't flush.
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malfunction
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act-up
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faulty
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out-of-order
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