misfunction

misfunction

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English function
English misfunction

    From mis- + function.

    Noun

    misfunction (plural misfunctions)

    1. Synonym of malfunction.

    Verb

    misfunction (third-person singular simple present misfunctions, present participle misfunctioning, simple past and past participle misfunctioned)

    1. To function incorrectly; to malfunction.
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