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misworking en · NOUN

Etymology

From mis- + working.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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:

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misworking en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + working.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of miswork
    form of miswork