malfunctioning
Speech parts
1. malfunctioning - Noun
2. malfunctioning - Adjective
3. malfunctioning - Verb
Meaning
not performing or able to perform its regular function
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The dominant social thought shapes the institutionalized order of society... and the malfunctioning of established institutions in turn alters social thought.
For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain.
We, as a country, have not seen a significant change in immigration policy in nearly two decades, even though all Americans agree that current immigration policy is outdated and malfunctioning.
a malfunctioning valve
An election machine was malfunctioning forcing some voters to put their ballots to the side to be hand counted, but elections officials say the machine was replaced later in the day and the issue didn’t affect the voting.
Discrepancies would identify malfunctioning and malicious nodes.