different between nonfunctional vs malfunction

nonfunctional

English

Alternative forms

  • non-functional

Etymology

From non- +? functional.

Adjective

nonfunctional (comparative more nonfunctional, superlative most nonfunctional)

  1. Not functional; useless; broken.
    Antonym: functional

Translations

nonfunctional From the web:

  • non functional means
  • non functional requirements
  • non functional testing
  • what does non functional mean
  • non functional currency
  • non functional grass
  • what destroys non functional organelles
  • non functional tools


malfunction

English

Etymology

From mal- (bad, incorrect) + function

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?mæl?f??k.??n/
  • Rhymes: -??k??n

Noun

malfunction (plural malfunctions)

  1. faulty functioning
  2. failure to function

Derived terms

  • wardrobe malfunction

Translations

Verb

malfunction (third-person singular simple present malfunctions, present participle malfunctioning, simple past and past participle malfunctioned)

  1. to function improperly
    She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
  2. to fail to function

Translations

malfunction From the web:

  • what malfunction means
  • what malfunction indicator light
  • what malfunctioned on apollo 13
  • what malfunctioned on the challenger
  • what does engine malfunction mean
  • what does 1 malfunction mean
  • what's malfunction
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