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Malfunction vs Malpractice - What's the difference?

malfunction | malpractice |

As nouns the difference between malfunction and malpractice

is that malfunction is faulty functioning while malpractice is the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.

As a verb malfunction

is to function improperly.

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

    • malpractice

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss
  • improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person

    • See also

    * ("malpractice" on Wikipedia)