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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 week, the FDA flexed its regulatory authority to approve the first medicine to treat focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, a rare disease in which scar tissue builds up in the filtering units of the kidneys, eventually leading to organ dysfunction and failure.
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Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Its formal and ontological affinities with dysfunction, fragmentation, and violence would seem to render that debt proverbial to the point of cliché.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
According to Elliot Payne, the Minneapolis City Council president, the dysfunction only looks bad because Minneapolis is emerging from an unprecedented united front against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Operation Metro Surge.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Moore has shared Anderson’s concerns, criticized Nesta for his professional ties to Christopher Delgado, an Apopka resident who federal prosecutors say operated a $328 million Ponzi scheme, and accused him of causing dysfunction at commission meetings.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Its formal and ontological affinities with dysfunction, fragmentation, and violence would seem to render that debt proverbial to the point of cliché.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
According to Elliot Payne, the Minneapolis City Council president, the dysfunction only looks bad because Minneapolis is emerging from an unprecedented united front against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Operation Metro Surge.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Moore has shared Anderson’s concerns, criticized Nesta for his professional ties to Christopher Delgado, an Apopka resident who federal prosecutors say operated a $328 million Ponzi scheme, and accused him of causing dysfunction at commission meetings.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysfunction
Noun
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Researchers have spent decades developing potatoes for chip makers that can grow in all kinds of climates, avoid diseases and pests, sit in storage for months and still deliver a satisfying crunch.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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After all, inflammation is a major driver of not only gum disease but also the chronic conditions listed above.—
Michele Ross,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 25 Apr. 2026.
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