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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 is the pattern at the heart of American political dysfunction.
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Tony Vanderhoef, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Given how locker room dysfunction had sabotaged the 2024-25 campaign, the club valued that latter factor enormously in deciding to promote Foote — and ward him off from joining Rick Tocchet’s staff in Philadelphia.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Research published in PubMed Central shows women in perimenopause already display early indicators of hypertension, oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction before most realize the transition has even started.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Research published in PubMed Central shows women in perimenopause already display early indicators of hypertension, oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Tony Vanderhoef, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Given how locker room dysfunction had sabotaged the 2024-25 campaign, the club valued that latter factor enormously in deciding to promote Foote — and ward him off from joining Rick Tocchet’s staff in Philadelphia.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Research published in PubMed Central shows women in perimenopause already display early indicators of hypertension, oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction before most realize the transition has even started.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Research published in PubMed Central shows women in perimenopause already display early indicators of hypertension, oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysfunction
Noun
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Fox, 64, has worked for decades with Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with at age 29 in the early 1990s but kept private until 1998.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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For instance, there may be more car crashes, animal bites, property damage and zoonotic disease transmission.—
Daniel T. Blumstein,
The Conversation,
8 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 14 Apr. 2026.
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