misworking — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. incorrect working; malfunction

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • nicht zählbar

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (2)

   […] which apparatus is furnished with a whistle, which gives a continuous shrill call when the water is too low, or if there should be an over-pressure of steam by reason of any misworking of the safety-valve.

   If you are disconcerted when faced with the workings – or misworkings! – of a machine or a computer and someone comes along and explains them simply and clearly in terms that can be understood, you become more confident.