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Obstacle vs Malfunction - What's the difference?

obstacle | malfunction |

As nouns the difference between obstacle and malfunction

is that obstacle is something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress while malfunction is faulty functioning.

As a verb malfunction is

to function improperly.

obstacle

English

(Obstacle course)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
  • A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.

    Synonyms

    * impediment * hindrance * hurdle * See also

    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