disfunction

noun

dis·​func·​tion

less common spelling of dysfunction

1
: impaired or abnormal functioning
gastrointestinal dysfunction
2
: abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior or interaction within a group
family dysfunction

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The Ravens gave us a pu pu platter of defensive disfunction at the end of the Bengals’ opening scoring drive. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024 The reasoning quickly becomes apparent as the extent of the first son’s dissolute disfunction unfolds. Vogue, 19 July 2024 Symptoms progress and become more severe as time goes on, which includes cerebral disfunction, anxiety, confusion, agitation, delirium, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, hydrophobia and insomnia. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 Some Vital Thoughts About Bugs Or Errors In AI And Software All Told A bug or error might cause an obvious disfunction such as the words appearing to be gibberish. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 And, thanks to the U.S., the Appellate Body is currently in disfunction—meaning an appeal won't be reviewed anytime soon. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2020 Other experts agreed, saying the study missed some of the most prominent long COVID symptoms -- including brain fog and autonomic nervous system disfunction -- due to a lack of data, especially from people who had experienced mild COVID and did not require hospitalization. Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2023 Sometimes, owners simply associate these symptoms of cognitive disfunction with old age. Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2023 CFOs aren’t fans of operating in organizational disfunction. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2021

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“Disfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfunction. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

disfunction

variant of dysfunction

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