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dysfunction

noun

variants: also disfunction

Synonyms and Antonyms of dysfunction

impaired or abnormal functioning (as of a body part)

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

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of 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

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of 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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