Answer to "Malfunctioning" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word BUM which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2018.

Malfunctioning crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
BUM	29 %	3
BROKEN	14 %	6
OFF	14 %	3
ONTHEFRITZ	14 %	10
ACTINGUP	14 %	8
OUTOFORDER	14 %	10

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Malfunctioning

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• amiss
• defective
• wrong
• bad
• nonfunctional
• dead
• run-down
• down
• awry
• haywire
• out of order
• the matter

Crossword Answer definitions

BUM noun

1. The buttocks.
2. The anus.

BUM verb

1. To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.

BUM interjection

1. An expression of annoyance.

BUM noun

1. (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
2. A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
3. A player or racer who often performs poorly.
4. A drinking spree.

BUM verb

1. To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
2. To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
3. To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).

BUM adjective

1. Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
2. Unfair.
3. Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
4. Unpleasant or unhappy.

BUM verb

1. To depress; to make unhappy.

BUM noun

1. A humming noise.

BUM verb

1. To make a murmuring or humming sound.

BUM noun

1. A bumbailiff.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result BUM

• Like some deals
• Like some raps
• Vagrant
• Cadge
• "Borrow," as a cigarette
• Alley denizen
• Borrow (forver)
• Schlub
• Enthusiast
• Derriere

More clues leading to the result BROKEN

• Humbled
• On the blink
• Not working
• Gone to pieces?
• Malfunctioning
• Like many records
• With 49-Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue
• Needing fixing
• In need of a fix
• Like some promises

More clues leading to the result OFF

• Not quite on the mark
• Not at work
• "We're ___ to see..."
• On holiday
• Wide of the mark
• Not quite right
• Not at one's best
• "Turn that racket ___!"
• Away
• Deep Woods Sportsman maker

More clues leading to the result ONTHEFRITZ

• Busted
• In need of repair
• In disrepair
• Kaput
• Malfunctioning
• Broken
• Not working
• Inoperative

More clues leading to the result ACTINGUP

• Misbehaving
• Malfunctioning
• About to fail, perhaps
• Disobedient or mischievous

More clues leading to the result OUTOFORDER

• Not in working condition
• Busted
• Malfunctioning
• Mixed up
• Unsuitable
• Scrambled
• Down
• Down at the plant
• Kaput
• On the fritz