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Malfunction

/mæˈlfʌŋkʃən/
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(noun) Faulty functioning.

Janet Jackson had a wardrobe malfunction.
A major malfunction stopped the car.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A technical ____ caused the entire computer system to crash, leading to a lot of lost work and time today.

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