Concept cluster: Positive qualities > Malfunctioning
n
(US, military) A military draftee rejected for being physically unfit.
n
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
adj
Faulty; not functional.
n
planned obsolescence
v
(idiomatic) cannot put up with
adj
Having lost calibration.
adj
(business, of an item) Upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable.
adj
Malfunctioning or inoperative.
n
the rejection of a submission to a journal, magazine, etc., without placing the submission under peer review.
adj
Permanently no longer available or in production.
n
(now rare) Alternative form of dysfunction [(chiefly medicine) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.]
adj
(not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
adj
Not performing its proper or intended function.
n
Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
adj
Badly matched, or unmatched.
adj
Badly constructed; poorly built.
adj
poorly fitted
adj
(mathematics) Not well-posed.
adj
Not considered carefully enough.
adj
Not functioning or operating; broken down
adj
Obsolete form of unsuitable. [Not suitable; unfit; inappropriate.]
n
(archaic) A disabled member of the armed forces; one unfit for active duty due to injury.
adj
Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
n
Faulty functioning.
adj
Not functioning as intended.
adj
Failing to appreciate properly.
adj
Having a misconformation
n
lack of coordination
adj
Badly or wrongly cultured.
adj
Having been enlightened incorrectly; misinformed.
adj
That is not functioning properly; malfunctioning
n
The failure of a marketing campaign to introduce a new product.
adj
organized incorrectly
n
A failure to obtain or accomplish.
adj
Not comprehended correctly.
adj
That does not function as required
n
(computing, colloquial, humorous) A computer network that is not functioning correctly.
adv
Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
adj
Not working or operating properly.
n
A fruit, vegetable, animal, etc. that fails to meet criteria set by a retailer.
adj
After rejection.
adj
(obsolete) Not chosen or received; rejected.
adj
Typified by an attitude of rejection; nonaccepting
v
(stative, UK, meiosis) To be in a state of failing.
n
A reduced level of functioning
v
To stop or cause to stop grieving because the cause of grief is removed.
adj
(nonstandard or archaic) incorrect; wrong
n
inadequate precision
n
Failure to recognise (e.g. a disease from its symptoms) often enough.
adj
That is not fitting for its purpose
v
(transitive, rare) To fail to satisfy; dissatisfy.
v
(rare, intransitive) To be unsuccessful
adj
Not working; out of order.

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