dysfunction
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6.1
- noun
- /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/
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disfunción
- The patient was diagnosed with organ dysfunction that affected his ability to breathe properly.
- family dysfunction
- marital dysfunction
- sexual dysfunction
Because when you're raised in dysfunction, it is the norm to you.
- Because when you're raised in dysfunction, it is the norm to you.
- Now on top of that with the immune system dysfunction, what about cancer?
- Other people suffer quite a lot from sexual dysfunction while taking SSRIs.
- I, I am not enamored by the dysfunction of the Trump family.
- So I got like some dysfunction going on with me.
- And the sexual dysfunction issues don't seem to be resolving.
- Health is simply an absence of disease or dysfunction, Right.
- Do you work with people often that have sexual dysfunction all the time?
- They're the young men that have low sperm count, penile dysfunction, eventually prostate.
- So just born into dysfunction and everything was about concealment.
- What goes wrong to 'cause these like memory dysfunction?
- And when that happens, you'll get disease or you'll get dysfunction.
- So they are Constipation, celiac disease and gallbladder dysfunction.
- That doesn't always translate to low back dysfunction.
- People are starting to notice dysfunctions or more problems with their eye strain.
Examples
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Because when you're raised in dysfunction, it is the norm to you.
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For cases of sexual dysfunction, this is crucial for assessment and for evaluation of treatment outcome.
Academic text (1999) -
Yet the pain and dysfunction continued daily over the next two years.
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Now on top of that with the immune system dysfunction, what about cancer?
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The difference is that in a more economically stable community, the dysfunction can be hidden.
Fiction book (2002) -
While some family dysfunction was discussed, participants mostly shared positive childhood and young adult experiences.
Academic text (2011) -
People are starting to notice dysfunctions or more problems with their eye strain.
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And so many people conceptualize it purely as a social dysfunction disorder.
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Both schools report high gang activity, low parental involvement, and frequent family dysfunction, especially alcoholism.
Academic text (2011) -
Their prevailing belief was that mild thyroid dysfunction has nothing to do with sleep-disordered breathing.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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4.3
A health condition in which the body or mind do not work normally
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6.1
A loss of ability caused by damage or other problems
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7.9
A part of the body not working well enough to do its job
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7.7
A situation where something does not work correctly or as it should
A body part, system, or relationship not working properly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition in which a man cannot get or keep an erection for sex
- Archaic
A condition in children that makes them restless and have trouble paying attention, now called ADHD
How Functional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dysfunction joins the prefix dys- meaning 'bad' or 'difficult' and function meaning 'to work' or 'a job'. So dysfunction is when something does not work properly, like an organ, a family, or a system working badly.