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malfunction

noun as in breakdown, failure

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Officials say they suspect the detonating fuse on one of the rounds malfunctioned and caused the explosion.

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When these DNA repair genes malfunction, cancer cells can multiply and spread more rapidly.

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Only specially trained employees can enter when equipment malfunctions or an item falls off a shelf.

"This can cause malfunctions. So, use as little electricity as possible between four and nine."

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Nevertheless, air sampling has continued to find troubling levels of toxic metals after equipment malfunctions, repairs and noncompliance with regulation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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