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Malfunction vs Unfunctional - What's the difference?

malfunction | unfunctional |

As a noun malfunction

is faulty functioning.

As a verb malfunction

is to function improperly.

As an adjective unfunctional is

not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.

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

    • unfunctional

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.

    • See also

    * nonfunctional