Plural of malfunction
regular plural
The plural of malfunction is malfunctions.
Forms of malfunction
| Singular | malfunction /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | malfunctions |
| Countable | countable |
Malfunctions in a sentence
- This weekend, as videos of robotaxi malfunctions began appearing on social media, opponents say they are seeing their fears realized.2023 August 14, Kari Paul, “Robotaxi breakdowns cause mayhem in San Francisco days after expansion vote”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- There are too many malfunctions and failures that can have no other explanation.1963, Arthur C Clarke, chapter 8, in Glidepath, New York: Simon and Schuster, pages 72-73. From the entry gremlin
Meaning of malfunction
- noun Faulty functioning.
- noun Failure to function.
- verb To function improperly.
Questions about the plural of malfunction
- What is the plural of malfunction?
- The plural of malfunction is malfunctions.
- Is malfunction countable?
- Malfunction is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: malfunction (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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