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dysfunction noun

  /dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
  • (mostly, medical) 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.
 disfunctie

dysfunctional adjective

  • Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
 dysfunctioneel, dysfunctionele
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