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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a malfunction" is correct and useable in written English.
You can use it when referring to something (usually a machine or machine-like system) that is not functioning properly due to an internal problem. For example: "The automatic door stopped working because of a malfunction."
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The defense contends that the shooting was an accident, caused by a malfunction of the shotgun.
The power failure was traced to a malfunction in a substation adjacent to the Kohl Center.
That wasn't a malfunction.
So was this a malfunction?
Was there a malfunction in the cryotubes?
A malfunction is a central element in the Williams defense.
It suggested a problem, a gap, a malfunction.
Organisers blamed a malfunction within the torch's burner.
Other officials suggested a malfunction at the plant itself.
ISD denotes a malfunction of the urethral sphincter.
Actual emissions means the actual rate of emissions of a pollutant, but does not include excess emissions from a malfunction, or startups and shutdowns associated with a malfunction.
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