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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 idea that maybe, just maybe, the past is finally behind the Patriots; the dare to dream that the cycle of dysfunction and disappointment has been broken.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
That 133-page City audit barely scratched the surface of the overall dysfunction at the City’s animal shelter.
—Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The ongoing dysfunction in the legislature and between legislators and the executive have affected the county’s ability to allocate money and fund certain programs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Chronic inflammation also promotes insulin resistance and cellular dysfunction that can lead to type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, a growing concern.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
That 133-page City audit barely scratched the surface of the overall dysfunction at the City’s animal shelter.
—Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The ongoing dysfunction in the legislature and between legislators and the executive have affected the county’s ability to allocate money and fund certain programs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Chronic inflammation also promotes insulin resistance and cellular dysfunction that can lead to type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, a growing concern.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysfunction
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Health experts have underscored that the best protection against the disease is the vaccine, either given alone or as part of a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) shot or a measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The immunizations in question are for school-aged children, protecting against infections and diseases like tetanus, polio, measles and whooping cough.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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For children, exposure to enough lead for weeks to months could cause permanent damage to their central nervous system, resulting in learning disorders, developmental defects, and other long-term health problems, the federal agency added.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The disorder is linked to both open mouth breathing and snoring, and is typically treated with a CPAP machine.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysfunction. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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