dysfunction
English
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Prefix from English function.
Origin
English
function
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bifunction English
- biofunction English
- cofunction English
- cryptofunction English
- disfunction English
- dysfunctional English
- dysfunctionally English
- eigenfunction English
- endofunction English
- function English
- functional English
- functionate English
- functioneth English
- functionhood English
- functionless English
- functionoid English
- functionome English
- functoid English
- functome English
- hyperfunction English
- hypofunction English
- immunodysfunction English
- metafunction English
- misfunction English
- morphofunction English
- multifunction English
- myofunction English
- neurodysfunction English
- neurofunction English
- nondysfunctional English
- nonfunction English
- parafunction English
- pseudofunction English
- refunction English
- statefunction English
- subfunction English
- superfunction English
- ultrafunction English
- wavefunction English
- dysfunkcja Polish
- ฟังก์ชัน Thai
- function Middle French
- functoid
- functome
- function
- functional
- cofunction
- bifunction
- refunction
- functionate
- misfunction
- functionome
- disfunction
- myofunction
- functioneth
- nonfunction
- biofunction
- functionoid
- subfunction
- functionhood
- metafunction
- parafunction
- wavefunction
- hypofunction
- functionless
- endofunction
- eigenfunction
- statefunction
- hyperfunction
- superfunction
- multifunction
- neurofunction
- dysfunctional
- ultrafunction
- morphofunction
- pseudofunction
- cryptofunction
- dysfunctionally
- neurodysfunction
- nondysfunctional
- immunodysfunction