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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
That table, for instance, lists certain forms of encephalopathy — a type of brain dysfunction — as a rare side effect of shots that protect people from whooping cough, measles, mumps and rubella.
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Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
For those experiencing persistent ear pressure issues, an ear, nose, and throat doctor can evaluate them for Eustachian tube dysfunction.
—Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
In high doses, fructose is converted to fat in your liver, and the buildup of fat is linked to metabolic dysfunctions like hepatic insulin resistance, which drive type 2 diabetes, Della Corte explained.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 4 July 2025
Their egos hurt, many of these frustrated, self-indulgent stars lashed out, turning the Yankees into a laughingstock of infighting, dysfunction, and needless drama amidst a championship drought of more than a decade.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
For those experiencing persistent ear pressure issues, an ear, nose, and throat doctor can evaluate them for Eustachian tube dysfunction.
—Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
In high doses, fructose is converted to fat in your liver, and the buildup of fat is linked to metabolic dysfunctions like hepatic insulin resistance, which drive type 2 diabetes, Della Corte explained.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 4 July 2025
Their egos hurt, many of these frustrated, self-indulgent stars lashed out, turning the Yankees into a laughingstock of infighting, dysfunction, and needless drama amidst a championship drought of more than a decade.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysfunction
Noun
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Ten major warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease include memory loss, apathy, confusion about time or place, poor judgment, and difficulty with planning or organizing.—
Esther Heerema,
Verywell Health,
22 July 2025
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In January 2020, Ozzy appeared on Good Morning America with his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne and their children, Jack Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne, and revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Four conditions qualify: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and delusional disorder.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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At the time, Sophie was just one of 30 people to ever be confirmed with this genetic disorder.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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“Dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysfunction. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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