DYSFUNCTION

dysfunction, disfunction

(noun) (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; “erectile dysfunction”; “sexual relationship dysfunction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dysfunction (countable and uncountable, plural dysfunctions)

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.

Antonyms

• eufunction

• function

Verb

dysfunction (third-person singular simple present dysfunctions, present participle dysfunctioning, simple past and past participle dysfunctioned)

(nonstandard, intransitive, mostly, biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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