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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
Adductor dysfunction — whether from weakness or tightness — can create problems that extend far beyond your inner thighs.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Overall, the early signs detected included widespread inflammation, immune cell dysfunction, cellular reprogramming, cells shifting into different states and expanding beyond normal levels and joint-like inflammation in blood.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
After October 7, Israelis have become extremely risk-averse and reluctant to make territorial concessions, especially given the ongoing terrorism threat from the Palestinian territories and the PA’s dysfunction.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Therese Day, Djerf's attorney, in a separate statement, said her client had lifelong brain dysfunction.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Overall, the early signs detected included widespread inflammation, immune cell dysfunction, cellular reprogramming, cells shifting into different states and expanding beyond normal levels and joint-like inflammation in blood.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
After October 7, Israelis have become extremely risk-averse and reluctant to make territorial concessions, especially given the ongoing terrorism threat from the Palestinian territories and the PA’s dysfunction.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Therese Day, Djerf's attorney, in a separate statement, said her client had lifelong brain dysfunction.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysfunction
Noun
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But warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, disease and human activity, such as pollution, have severely degraded Florida's reefs, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the series, Marie, an ambitious young woman of minor nobility, learns that her lung disease is terminal.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 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 3 Oct. 2025.
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