DISFUNCTION Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

dysfunction

noun

variants also disfunction

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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 With the dysfunction in Sacramento accelerating in recent years, the accomplishments of Jerry Brown in his last eight years as governor seem all the more impressive. —

U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 The book is not about Konkle’s comedy career, but rather the familial dysfunction that may have helped cultivate it. —

Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026 Government dysfunction and failing basic city services Angelenos are paying more and getting less. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026 Texas’ inability to regulate body donation left research stalled and oversight in limbo for years, driven by dysfunction inside the agency tasked with fixing it. —

Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dysfunction

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has also reported new hantavirus cases in Spain and France, drawing attention to the rare but potentially severe disease, which can cause serious respiratory complications in humans.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
People with conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease, or colitis may not tolerate high-fiber meals as well and sometimes require a lower-fiber approach.

— Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026