malfunctions
Breaks down unexpectedly
Malfunctions are failures of equipment or systems to work properly.
The plural often appears when diagnosing problems: The engineer traced the crash to multiple malfunctions in the guidance system.
The word applies to both mechanical and electronic failures, and extends figuratively to bodily or mental lapses: a series of brain malfunctions.
Failure or decomposition
defect · bug · error · misfire · stall · seizure · jam · short-circuit
Crawling creature or defect
- glitchMinor system fault
- crashSudden violent impact
- errorFault in communication
- freezeBecome solid from cold
lag · corruption · timeout · exception · overflow · deadlock · memory leak · segfault
Lack of success
- collapseSudden structural failure
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- irregularityDeparture from standard
aberration · instability · interference · degradation · chain reaction · domino effect · bottleneck · gridlock
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
crash · defect · bug · error · misfire · stall · seizure · jam · short-circuit · overheating
bug
Crawling creature or defect
freeze · lag · corruption · timeout · exception · overflow · deadlock · memory leak · segfault · reboot
failure
Lack of success
- collapseSudden structural failure
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
irregularity · aberration · instability · interference · degradation · chain reaction · domino effect · bottleneck · gridlock · meltdown
- errorserror, mistake, blunder, blunders, fault
- defective merchandiseproduct defects, hidden defects, dead on arrival, DOA, lemons
- breaks downfalls apart, collapses, crumbles, disintegrates, analyzes
- blundersblunder, blunders, blundered, mistakes, botch
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
- wardrobe malfunctionsAccidental revealing garment failures
- costume malfunctionUnintended clothing failure
- machine malfunctionEquipment failing unexpectedly
- malfunction junctionTroublesome convergence point