dysfunction
pronunciation
How to pronounce dysfunction in British English:
UK [dɪsˈfʌŋkʃn]
How to pronounce dysfunction in American English:
US [dɪsˈfʌŋkʃn]
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- Noun:
- (medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or body part
Word Origin
- dysfunction (n.)
- 1916, from dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" + function (n.).
Example
- 1. Bureaucratic dysfunction could trigger a total collapse in state authority .
- 2. At lower-level universities it causes dysfunction .
- 3. Smoking doubles your risk of erectile dysfunction .
- 4. Even erectile dysfunction and dementia .
- 5. Erectile dysfunction also becomes more common .