dysfunction
IPA: dɪsfˈʌŋkʃʌn
noun
- (chiefly medicine) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
verb
- (nonstandard, intransitive, chiefly biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction.
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Examples of "dysfunction" in Sentences
- The deletion process is dysfunctional.
- It is that the system is dysfunctional.
- I discourage the use of this dysfunctional feature.
- The New York Times also calls the legislature dysfunctional.
- The film tells of the relationships in a dysfunctional family.
- Regardless, the category is dysfunctional and needs to be fixed.
- It was the winter counterpart to the Dysfunctional Family Picnic.
- It is the Dysfunctional behavior that one must be acutely be aware of.
- It clears the aura and stabilizes any dysfunctional energy in the body.
- Endocrine dysfunction of the pancreas often results in diabetes mellitus.