noun
breakdown, defect, fault, flaw, bug*, glitch*; see also failure 1.
verb
break down, fail, get out of order; see break down 3.
See malfunction in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties:
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