malfunction vs blowout

malfunction and blowout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malfunction	Yes	No	Yes	No
blowout	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blowout is a hyponym of malfunction; that is, blowout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than malfunction:

Other hyponyms of malfunction include stall.

malfunction (noun)	blowout (noun)
a failure to function normally	a gay festivity
	a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
	an easy victory

malfunction (verb)	blowout (verb)
fail to function or function improperly