Dysfunction
noun
Not working normally or properly.
The report revealed a high level of dysfunction in the department
Often appears as...
- organ dysfunction
- systemic dysfunction
noun
A problem in the structure or function of an organ or system.
She is treated for sexual dysfunction
Often appears as...
- erectile dysfunction
- renal dysfunction
noun
Negative relations or bad communication between people who should have a good relationship.
There's total dysfunction in the team - no one communicates or cooperates
Often appears as...
- family dysfunction
- behavioral dysfunction
noun
Not working normally or properly.
The report revealed a high level of dysfunction in the department
Often appears as...
- organ dysfunction
- systemic dysfunction
noun
A problem in the structure or function of an organ or system.
She is treated for sexual dysfunction
Often appears as...
- erectile dysfunction
- renal dysfunction
noun
Negative relations or bad communication between people who should have a good relationship.
There's total dysfunction in the team - no one communicates or cooperates
Often appears as...
- family dysfunction
- behavioral dysfunction
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Non-technical Use
Use 'dysfunction' to describe everyday things that aren't working right, not just technical or scientific issues.
Due to the team's dysfunction, the project was delayed.
Pro Tip 2/3Impacts Functionality
'Dysfunction' implies something is off that prevents a system from working as it should.
The company's dysfunction led to poor customer service.
Pro Tip 3/3Broader Context
This word can be used in various contexts, from machinery to organizational processes.
There is an apparent dysfunction in our booking system.
Pro Tip 1/3Non-technical Use
Use 'dysfunction' to describe everyday things that aren't working right, not just technical or scientific issues.
Due to the team's dysfunction, the project was delayed.
Pro Tip 2/3Impacts Functionality
'Dysfunction' implies something is off that prevents a system from working as it should.
The company's dysfunction led to poor customer service.
Pro Tip 3/3Broader Context
This word can be used in various contexts, from machinery to organizational processes.
There is an apparent dysfunction in our booking system.
Pro Tip 1/3Non-technical Use
Use 'dysfunction' to describe everyday things that aren't working right, not just technical or scientific issues.
Due to the team's dysfunction, the project was delayed.
Pro Tip 2/3Impacts Functionality
'Dysfunction' implies something is off that prevents a system from working as it should.
The company's dysfunction led to poor customer service.
Pro Tip 3/3Broader Context
This word can be used in various contexts, from machinery to organizational processes.
There is an apparent dysfunction in our booking system.
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The truth about unwanted...
throughout the rest of the week? The question I get asked most often is actually the question underneath pretty much all the other questions, so, can you get addicted to your vibrator, please help me with my erectile dysfunction? Underneath every question is actually the question, "Am I normal?"
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An inside look at...
dysfunctional background are more vulnerable to recruitment by violent extremists or the women and the girls that are being lured over by predators who have this idea that they're going to meet their jihadi prints on the other side girls who are cooped up at home who
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Why domestic violence...
his dream job, and he said that he had quit his job because of me, because I had made him feel so safe and loved that he didn't need to prove himself on Wall Street anymore, and he just wanted to get out of the city and away from his abusive, dysfunctional family,
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The great brain debate -...
were not adjacent, then injuring the area connecting them might result in a special type of language loss, now known as receptive aphasia. Wernicke's connectionist model helped explain disorders that didn't result from the dysfunction of just one area.
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Is radiation dangerous?...
Acute exposures overwhelm the body's natural ability to repair the damage. This can trigger cancers, cellular dysfunction, and potentially even death. Fortunately, acute exposures are rare, but we are exposed daily to lower levels of ionizing radiation
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How stress affects your...
including acne, hair loss, sexual dysfunction, headaches, muscle tension, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, and irritability. So, what does all this mean for you? Your life will always be filled with stressful situations.
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We the People, and the...
I can only find cheese. I'm sorry. So there it is. Block reform. Because there is an economy here, an economy of influence, an economy with lobbyists at the center which feeds on polarization. It feeds on dysfunction.
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Embracing otherness,...
I stumbled across another opportunity, and I earned my first acting role in a film. I can hardly find the words to describe the peace I felt when I was acting. My dysfunctional self could actually plug in
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Heather Brooke: My...
Once upon a time, the world was a big, dysfunctional family. It was run by the great and powerful parents, and the people were helpless and hopeless naughty children.
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A Tragic Accident Left...
childhood I came from a pretty dysfunctional family and so when I was dancing I was never afraid I could be a
Video examples
The truth about unwanted...
throughout the rest of the week? The question I get asked most often is actually the question underneath pretty much all the other questions, so, can you get addicted to your vibrator, please help me with my erectile dysfunction? Underneath every question is actually the question, "Am I normal?"
Video examples
An inside look at...
dysfunctional background are more vulnerable to recruitment by violent extremists or the women and the girls that are being lured over by predators who have this idea that they're going to meet their jihadi prints on the other side girls who are cooped up at home who
Video examples
Why domestic violence...
his dream job, and he said that he had quit his job because of me, because I had made him feel so safe and loved that he didn't need to prove himself on Wall Street anymore, and he just wanted to get out of the city and away from his abusive, dysfunctional family,
Video examples
The great brain debate -...
were not adjacent, then injuring the area connecting them might result in a special type of language loss, now known as receptive aphasia. Wernicke's connectionist model helped explain disorders that didn't result from the dysfunction of just one area.
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
Acute exposures overwhelm the body's natural ability to repair the damage. This can trigger cancers, cellular dysfunction, and potentially even death. Fortunately, acute exposures are rare, but we are exposed daily to lower levels of ionizing radiation
Video examples
How stress affects your...
including acne, hair loss, sexual dysfunction, headaches, muscle tension, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, and irritability. So, what does all this mean for you? Your life will always be filled with stressful situations.
Video examples
We the People, and the...
I can only find cheese. I'm sorry. So there it is. Block reform. Because there is an economy here, an economy of influence, an economy with lobbyists at the center which feeds on polarization. It feeds on dysfunction.
Video examples
Embracing otherness,...
I stumbled across another opportunity, and I earned my first acting role in a film. I can hardly find the words to describe the peace I felt when I was acting. My dysfunctional self could actually plug in
Video examples
Heather Brooke: My...
Once upon a time, the world was a big, dysfunctional family. It was run by the great and powerful parents, and the people were helpless and hopeless naughty children.
Video examples
A Tragic Accident Left...
childhood I came from a pretty dysfunctional family and so when I was dancing I was never afraid I could be a
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Iain Duncan Smith
British Politician
With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be put on an entirely different track - one which sees them move into fulfilling and sustainable work. In doing so, they will pull themselves out of poverty.
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Jeremy Grantham
British Businessman
The market is incredibly inefficient and capable on rare occasions of being utterly dysfunctional. And people have a really hard time getting their brain around that fact. They want to believe that it's approximately efficient almost all the time, and it simply isn't true.
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Jennifer Gilmore
American Novelist
The world is a dysfunctional place in so many ways. It is unstable. So even though that chaos can be reflected in our own homes, I suppose we have to fight that by creating our own versions of safety, which can also turn into ignoring the state of the world.
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Jeff Foxworthy
American Comedian
If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang near royalty.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
Congress is corrupt, gridlocked, broken, dysfunctional. It's not working and we need it working again. It's not going to get fixed by people who are deeply, in one way or another, inside this really broken system.
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James Caan
American Actor
I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships.
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Gaby Hoffmann
American Actress
Playing dysfunctional characters or crazy characters is only fun if they're well written. So I have been lucky enough to be asked to play crazy people who are very well written.
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Jan Karon
American Writer
The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our world.
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Warren Farrell
American Writer
I've always been motivated to stop people from doing dysfunctional things.
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Molly Bloom
American Author
The motivations I had for being successful were somewhat dysfunctional.
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Iain Duncan Smith
British Politician
With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be put on an entirely different track - one which sees them move into fulfilling and sustainable work. In doing so, they will pull themselves out of poverty.
Quote examples
Jeremy Grantham
British Businessman
The market is incredibly inefficient and capable on rare occasions of being utterly dysfunctional. And people have a really hard time getting their brain around that fact. They want to believe that it's approximately efficient almost all the time, and it simply isn't true.
Quote examples
Jennifer Gilmore
American Novelist
The world is a dysfunctional place in so many ways. It is unstable. So even though that chaos can be reflected in our own homes, I suppose we have to fight that by creating our own versions of safety, which can also turn into ignoring the state of the world.
Quote examples
Jeff Foxworthy
American Comedian
If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang near royalty.
Quote examples
Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
Congress is corrupt, gridlocked, broken, dysfunctional. It's not working and we need it working again. It's not going to get fixed by people who are deeply, in one way or another, inside this really broken system.
Quote examples
James Caan
American Actor
I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships.
Quote examples
Gaby Hoffmann
American Actress
Playing dysfunctional characters or crazy characters is only fun if they're well written. So I have been lucky enough to be asked to play crazy people who are very well written.
Quote examples
Jan Karon
American Writer
The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our world.
Quote examples
Warren Farrell
American Writer
I've always been motivated to stop people from doing dysfunctional things.
Quote examples
Molly Bloom
American Author
The motivations I had for being successful were somewhat dysfunctional.
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