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Malfunction vs Functioning - What's the difference?

malfunction | functioning |

As nouns the difference between malfunction and functioning

is that malfunction is faulty functioning while functioning is action of the verb function.

As verbs the difference between malfunction and functioning

is that malfunction is to function improperly while functioning is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective functioning is

functional, working.

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

    • functioning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Functional, working

    • Synonyms

    * (functional) useful

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb function.
  • Manner by which something functions; the workings.