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dysfunction

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variants: also disfunction

Synonyms & Antonyms of dysfunction

impaired or abnormal functioning (as of a body part)

She's suffered from minor brain dysfunction since the accident.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dysfunction

affliction,
ailment,
condition,
disease,
disorder,
malady,
trouble,
upset

illness,
indisposition,
sickness,
unhealthiness,
unsoundness

malaise,
sickishness

debility,
decrepitude,
feebleness,
frailness,
infirmity,
invalidism,
invalidity,
lameness,
sickliness,
weakliness,
weakness

hypochondria

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for dysfunction

health,
healthiness,
soundness,
wellness,
wholeness,
wholesomeness

fettle,
fitness,
shape

hardiness,
heartiness,
lustiness,
robustness,
ruggedness,
stamina,
strength,
toughness,
vigor,
vigorousness,
vitality

bloom,
flush,
flushness

weal,
welfare,
well-being

comeback,
convalescence,
healing,
mending,
rally,
recovery,
recuperation,
rehab,
rehabilitation,
snapback

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“Dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysfunction. Accessed 28 Nov. 2021.

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