Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misfunction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-func-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of malfunction.

verb

To function incorrectly; to malfunction.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English function English misfunction From mis- + function.

Inflected Forms

misfunctions (plural) misfunctions (present, singular) misfunctioning (participle, present) misfunctioned (participle, past) misfunctioned (past)

Synonyms

malfunction

Questions

What does misfunction mean?: Synonym of malfunction.
Where does misfunction come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English function English misfunction From mis- + function.

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