dysfunction

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/

Noun

dysfunction

1. 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

Translations

• French: dysfonctionnement, dysfonction
• German: Fehlfunktion, Dysfunktion
• Italian: disfunzione
• Portuguese: disfunção
• Russian: дисфу́нкция
• Spanish: disfunción

Verb

dysfunction (dysfunctions, present participle dysfunctioning; past and past participle dysfunctioned)

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

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