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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
During Modern Family’s side-splitting 11-year run, there were numerous episodes filled with high jinks and all-out dysfunction.
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This is a corrupt web of government dysfunction and one-upmanship.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
After this upset playoff defeat, Phoenix began to come apart at the seams and the dysfunction began to become apparent.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Given previous bullying allegations about Meghan Markle, this serves to further compound the perception of dysfunction and conflict constantly surrounding them both.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This is a corrupt web of government dysfunction and one-upmanship.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
After this upset playoff defeat, Phoenix began to come apart at the seams and the dysfunction began to become apparent.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Given previous bullying allegations about Meghan Markle, this serves to further compound the perception of dysfunction and conflict constantly surrounding them both.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysfunction. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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