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Inoperative vs Malfunction - What's the difference?

inoperative | malfunction |

As an adjective inoperative

is not working or functioning; either idle or broken.

As a noun malfunction is

faulty functioning.

As a verb malfunction is

to function improperly.

inoperative

English

Adjective

(-)
  • not working or functioning; either idle or broken
  • (legal) No longer legally binding

    • malfunction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • faulty functioning
  • failure to function

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to function improperly
    • She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned .
  • to fail to function