Malfunction vs Obstruct - What's the difference?
malfunction | obstruct |
to function improperly
to fail to function
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
As verbs the difference between malfunction and obstruct
is that malfunction is to function improperly while obstruct is to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.As a noun malfunction
is faulty functioning.malfunction
English
Verb
(en verb)- She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned .