Synonyms of malfunctioned

malfunctioned

verb

past tense of malfunction

as in failed

to fail to function or work properly

A software problem is causing the system to malfunction.

Related Words

• failed
• crashed
• died
• stalled
• cut out
• broke
• broke down
• acted up
• sputtered
• gave out
• jammed
• fizzled
• conked (out)
• wheezed

Dissimilar Words

• started (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of malfunctioned

For the rest of the industry, that could put the onus on an array of nascent technologies, from unproven launch vehicles to a troubled astronaut spacecraft under development by Boeing that previously malfunctioned with two NASA astronauts aboard. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Classes are canceled for a second day at Magnolia West High School after a water well malfunctioned, leaving the school without water and air conditioning. — Sondra Hernandez, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026

In August, a crane malfunctioned and fell onto a rooftop pool deck at One Plaza West Brickell. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

If the reason your appliance or system malfunctioned is listed under an exclusion, your home warranty provider will deny your claim. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Not only should the ride have never malfunctioned, but the crisis was further exacerbated by the lack of a safety plan at Oaks Park. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Since the animatronic shark frequently malfunctioned on set, Jaws was forced to merely suggest the creature’s foreboding presence with ominous first-person camerawork instead of showing the killer up close. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

This can occur when the correct charger is plugged into an outlet with the wrong voltage, when the incorrect charger is used, or when the charger itself has malfunctioned. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026

Video footage obtained by PEOPLE shows the scary moment the slingshot-style ride malfunctioned as one of the wires that attaches to the car appears to abruptly snap off. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026