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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
This can calm down blood sugar and insulin spikes, which are both major drivers of insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction.
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Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2026
Symptoms in humans can surface weeks after exposure to the disease, and can include cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, insomnia and hydrophobia, the fear of water.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
But this satirical peek into Silicon Valley's tech bubble barely scratches the surface of the depravity and dysfunction to come.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The original article provides a nod toward that, with mentions of metabolic dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and an obesogenic environment, but comes to the conclusion that discussing more behavioral changes with patients will solve those problems.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
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Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2026
Symptoms in humans can surface weeks after exposure to the disease, and can include cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, insomnia and hydrophobia, the fear of water.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
But this satirical peek into Silicon Valley's tech bubble barely scratches the surface of the depravity and dysfunction to come.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The original article provides a nod toward that, with mentions of metabolic dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and an obesogenic environment, but comes to the conclusion that discussing more behavioral changes with patients will solve those problems.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysfunction
Noun
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Researchers still do not fully understand why some women with endometriosis struggle to conceive while others do not, and treating the disease does not reliably restore fertility.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Reddy told Fox News Digital that salmonella bacteria can only be killed by cooking a raw egg — and the disease's symptoms include diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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One of the bills would create a pilot program for psychedelic or psilocybin mushrooms to be used in medicine for the treatment of mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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His health had been in decline for years due to progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disorder.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysfunction. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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