"dysfunction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ Forms: dysfunctions [plural]
Etymology: dys- + function Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dys|function}} dys- + function Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dysfunction (countable and uncountable, plural dysfunctions)
  1. (chiefly medicine) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: cognitive dysfunction syndrome, dysfunctional, dysfunctionally, Eustachian tube dysfunction, minimal brain dysfunction, temporomandibular joint dysfunction Translations (failure to function): disfunció [feminine] (Catalan), 功能障礙 (Chinese Mandarin), 功能障碍 (gōngnéng zhàng'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), dysfunkce [feminine] (Czech), dysfunktion [common-gender] (Danish), funktionsforstyrrelse [common-gender] (Danish), funktionssvigt [neuter] (Danish), disfunctie [feminine] (Dutch), toimintahäiriö (Finnish), dysfonctionnement [masculine] (French), dysfonction [feminine] (French), Fehlfunktion [feminine] (German), Dysfunktion [feminine] (German), δυσλειτουργία (dysleitourgía) [feminine] (Greek), disfunzione [feminine] (Italian), 機能不全 (kinōfuzen) (alt: きのうふぜん) (Japanese), dysfunksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), dysfunksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dysfunkcja [feminine] (Polish), disfunção (Portuguese), дисфу́нкция (disfúnkcija) [feminine] (Russian), disfunción [feminine] (Spanish), dysfunktion [common-gender] (Swedish), дисфу́нкція (dysfúnkcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dysfunction-en-noun-G7Rsp5OT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with dys- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 63 37 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dys-: 51 49 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: disfunction [rare]

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ Forms: dysfunctions [present, singular, third-person], dysfunctioning [participle, present], dysfunctioned [participle, past], dysfunctioned [past]
Etymology: dys- + function Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dys|function}} dys- + function Head templates: {{en-verb}} dysfunction (third-person singular simple present dysfunctions, present participle dysfunctioning, simple past and past participle dysfunctioned)
  1. (nonstandard, intransitive, chiefly biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction. Tags: intransitive, nonstandard Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-dysfunction-en-verb-vfe~wkmh Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dys- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dys-: 51 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: disfunction [rare]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "en:Biology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fail to function correctly; to malfunction."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "malfunction",
          "malfunction"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, intransitive, chiefly biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "nonstandard"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "disfunction"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dysfunction"
}

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