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Dysfunction vs Malfunctioning - What's the difference?

dysfunction | malfunctioning |

As nouns the difference between dysfunction and malfunctioning

is that dysfunction is a failure to function in an expected or complete manner usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (eg erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group while malfunctioning is a malfunction.

As a verb malfunctioning is

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dysfunction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.

    • Antonyms

    * function

    Derived terms

    * dysfunctional * dysfunctionally

    malfunctioning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A malfunction.
  • * 2011 , Raymond Van Dam, Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul (page 84)
    • Both strategies reflect a modern clinical emphasis on the malfunctionings of the psychological and biological processes of the body