misworking
nounEtymology From mis- + working.
1
incorrect working; malfunction
- […] 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.1843, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command:
- 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.2004, Rody Politt, Joy Pollock, Elisabeth Waller, Day-to-Day Dyslexia in the Classroom, page 3: