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also disfunction
as in disease
impaired or abnormal functioning (as of a body part)
She's suffered from minor brain dysfunction since the accident.
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Recent Examples of dysfunction
The video caused a flurry of outrage, yet the system has survived to this day, largely unchanged, protected by congressional dysfunction and the interests that are served by the status quo, the tech industry and the immigration law bar.
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
Yet, despite the disarray and dysfunction, fans somehow remain loyal.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
What if Fielder is so disturbed by his own dysfunction, and outside observers’ attempt to taxonomize it, that disproving their analysis drives him to increasingly over-the-top acts of one-upsmanship?
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
When glutes are weak or underactive, other muscles take over in ways they aren’t meant to, which often leads to discomfort, dysfunction and even injury.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
Yet, despite the disarray and dysfunction, fans somehow remain loyal.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
What if Fielder is so disturbed by his own dysfunction, and outside observers’ attempt to taxonomize it, that disproving their analysis drives him to increasingly over-the-top acts of one-upsmanship?
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
When glutes are weak or underactive, other muscles take over in ways they aren’t meant to, which often leads to discomfort, dysfunction and even injury.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysfunction
Noun
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Blood pressure may rise with age, increasing cardiovascular disease risk.—
Anisha Shah,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Untreated dental disease can even be life threatening, as in the case of Deamonte Driver, who died at age 12 after bacteria spread from an untreated tooth abscess to his brain.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Noun
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In fact, such interventions put children and teens at greater risk of cancer, heart problems, metabolic disorders, sterility, and impacted neurocognitive development and psychiatric disorders.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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Free radicals may contribute to diseases like cancer, metabolic disorders, heart disease, and autoimmune disease.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 June 2025
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“Dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysfunction. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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