Difference between Malfunctioning and Amiss

MALFUNCTIONING vs AMISS: NOUN

Mistakenly
To impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly.
Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
Astray
Wrongly.
In an improper, defective, unfortunate, or mistaken way.
Away from the correct or expected course
In an imperfect or faulty way
In an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner

Away from the mark; out of the way; out of the proper course or order; in a faulty manner; wrongly; in a manner contrary to propriety, truth, law, or morality.
Improper; wrong; faulty: used only in the predicate: as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.

Failure, Inoperative, Faulty, Out of order, The matter, Run down, Down, Dead, Bad, Amiss, Wrong, Awry, Nonfunctional, Haywire, Defective

Bad, Wrongly, Superfluous, Crooked, Inadequate, Inappropriate, Askew, The matter, Out of order, Nonfunctional, Imperfectly, Malfunctioning, Haywire, Awry, Wrong

Failure, Inoperative, Faulty, The matter, Run down, Out of order, Down, Dead, Bad, Amiss, Wrong, Awry, Nonfunctional, Haywire, Defective

Harm, Bad, Wrongly, Superfluous, Crooked, Inadequate, Inappropriate, Askew, The matter, Out of order, Nonfunctional, Malfunctioning, Haywire, Awry, Wrong

The levels were traced to a malfunctioning boiler.
We can only replace appliances that are malfunctioning.
Overhead personal lights were either burnt or malfunctioning.
Malfunctioning lights are also a major safety hazard.
Notify the staff nurse of any malfunctioning equipment.
Contact customer service if your appliance is malfunctioning.
It is six years old started malfunctioning too.
USE OR ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A MALFUNCTIONING APPLIANCE.
Nip those noisy, malfunctioning hydraulics in the bud!
You need is a malfunctioning appliance you need is a malfunctioning appliance in!