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disfunction

disfunction

6.8
A body part, system, or relationship not working properly
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : disfunción
  • Erectile dysfunction can be a common issue for many men as they age.

And so those years of seeing all that disfunction, yeah.

Examples

  • Every man suffers from erectile disfunction at some point, but nine out of 10 experts stand firm that the best cure on the market is.

    Call Girl of Cthulhu (2014)

  • Well, the special attention he's given to the female victims shows a pattern of sorts indicating some sort of sexual disfunction.

    The Zodiac (2005)

  • And so those years of seeing all that disfunction, yeah.

    Rich Roll

  • We're climbin' for restless legs or we're climbin' for irritable bowels or erectile disfunction?

    Sweeney Killing Sweeney (2018)

  • The doctor explained that dysfunction in the thyroid gland can lead to various health problems.

  • Social dysfunction within the community has caused significant issues in local governance.

Synonyms

disorder
vsdisfunction
  • Specialized
449 4.3

A health condition in which the body or mind do not work normally

is broader, covering impaired functioning in organs, systems, or social groups
dysfunction
vsdisfunction
76 6.1

A problem in the way a body part, system, or group works

is the same meaning but uses a different spelling form
dislocation
vsdisfunction
11 6.8

A change that stops the normal way a system or community works

focuses on ongoing impairment or abnormal functioning rather than a single interruption

How Dysfunctional

collapse
350 4.1
failure
  • Specialized
396 3.3
disfunction
  • Specialized
6.8
impairment
62 6.1
function
359 2.9

Surface Forms

disfunction singular
disfunctions plural
dysfunctions plural
dysfunction singular

Morphology

disfunction = function (semi-transparent) = dis + function

A learner who knows 'function' can infer a meaning like 'impaired or abnormal functioning', but the exact noun sense is somewhat specialized rather than a fully regular negation.

Etymology

Disfunction comes from the negative prefix dis-, meaning 'not', and the word function, meaning 'work' or 'a job'. So disfunction describes when something is 'not working properly', whether a body part, a system, or a relationship.