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misworking

noun

Etymology

From mis- + working.

  1. derived from *wurkijaną✻ — “to work”
  2. inherited from *wurkijandz✻
  3. inherited from wyrċende
  4. inherited from workyng
  5. prefixed as misworking — “mis + working”

Definitions

  1. incorrect working

    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.
    • 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.

  2. present participle and gerund of miswork

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA