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 reasoning quickly becomes apparent as the extent of the first son’s dissolute disfunction unfolds.
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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
McLaurin's emerged as a team leader and true No. 1 receiver, producing back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns over the last two seasons, despite shaky quarterback player and overall disfunction within the Commanders organization.
—Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2022
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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
McLaurin's emerged as a team leader and true No. 1 receiver, producing back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns over the last two seasons, despite shaky quarterback player and overall disfunction within the Commanders organization.
—Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2022
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“Disfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfunction. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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