disfunction
noun
dis·func·tion
less common spelling of dysfunction
1
: impaired or abnormal functioning
gastrointestinal dysfunction
2
: abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior or interaction within a group
family dysfunction
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The Ravens gave us a pu pu platter of defensive disfunction at the end of the Bengals’ opening scoring drive.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
The reasoning quickly becomes apparent as the extent of the first son’s dissolute disfunction unfolds.
—Vogue, 19 July 2024
Symptoms progress and become more severe as time goes on, which includes cerebral disfunction, anxiety, confusion, agitation, delirium, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, hydrophobia and insomnia.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
A bug or error might cause an obvious disfunction such as the words appearing to be gibberish.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
The reasoning quickly becomes apparent as the extent of the first son’s dissolute disfunction unfolds.
—Vogue, 19 July 2024
Symptoms progress and become more severe as time goes on, which includes cerebral disfunction, anxiety, confusion, agitation, delirium, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, hydrophobia and insomnia.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
A bug or error might cause an obvious disfunction such as the words appearing to be gibberish.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for disfunction
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“Disfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfunction. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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