Definitions
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- noun Common misspelling of
dysfunction .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
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Examples
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Telomere and telomerase disfunction is now linked with a number of disease states, and therapeutic approaches based upon targeting this system are in development.
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Speed Read 2009
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Crime, community atomization, national disunity, racial animosity and social disfunction would still remain.
Borjas: What's His Problem?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Omar Abdi, 21, has only ever known a Somalia mired in violence and disfunction.
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The disfunction of the Wizards probably has made their players individually a lot worse.
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Dr Emil Schuffhauser of Vienna has just given injections of pentathol for a profitable outbreak of contagious multiple personality disfunction.
Citizen Focus – meet the “customer”. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Both boys were born with chordee, which if left alone results in a curved penis later in life, with the possibility of pain and even (in bad cases) sexual disfunction.
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And they need someone who is, at heart, a genuinely selfish, sex-obsessed chauvinist that struggles mightily with money and identity issues obtained from familial disfunction.
Hulu.com: Retaining the Sheen: The Worst Possible Two and a Half Men Replacements Hulu.com 2011
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May cause dizziness, sexual disfunction and diarrhea.
Brütal Legend Conan Trailer! Cromsblood 2009
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And they need someone who is, at heart, a genuinely selfish, sex-obsessed chauvinist that struggles mightily with money and identity issues obtained from familial disfunction.
Hulu.com: Retaining the Sheen: The Worst Possible Two and a Half Men Replacements Hulu.com 2011
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Such unqualified language invites disfunction, and most careful speakers hedge what theysay.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judging a Person Based on a Single Forwarded Personal E-Mail 2010
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