malfunction(n = noun.event) - a failure to function normally;
is a kind of failure
has particulars: blowout, stall
Derived form verb malfunction₁

   malfunction(v = verb.contact) misfunction - fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"
is one way to break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad
Antonym: function
Derived form noun malfunction₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s

malfunction, n. & v.
--n. a failure to function in a normal or satisfactory manner.
--v.intr. fail to function normally or satisfactorily.