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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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Millions of survivors Because of so many improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment, many millions more people are surviving the disease, often for many years.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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Although lung cancer is most often linked to smoking, people who don't smoke can also develop this disease.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Federal regulators have already approved several gene therapies to help treat certain conditions, including blood disorders like sickle cell disease, neurological conditions like spinal muscular atrophy in kids, and cancers, including certain types of leukemias and lymphomas.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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Erin Morrow, a native of Powder Springs, Georgia, was diagnosed at age 20 with a cardiac conduction disorder that left her at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysfunction. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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