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Definitions for Dysfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃəndys·func·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dysfunction, disfunctionnoun

    (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group

    "erectile dysfunction"; "sexual relationship dysfunction"

Wiktionary

  1. dysfunctionnoun

    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.

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  1. dysfunction

    Dysfunction refers to the impaired or abnormal functioning of a system, organ or mechanism within a living organism or a social, political, or economic entity. It may also refer to a condition or a state of affairs deviating from the norms or failing to achieve intended purpose.

Wikidata

  1. Dysfunction

    Dysfunction is the second studio album by American rock band Staind. It is also their first release on any label at all, in this case the Flip/Elektra label. "Just Go", "Mudshovel", and "Home" were released as singles. The song "Mudshovel" can also be found on their previous album, Tormented, albeit in a slightly different form; this version of the song goes under the title of "Mudshuvel". It would serve as the band's breakout single the album has been certified 2 times platinum by the RIAA by selling 2 million copies in the United states alone.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Dysfunction in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Dysfunction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Dysfunction in a Sentence

  1. Susan Collins:

    PELOSI, SCHUMER MOCKED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH ANGRY PARENTS MEMES AFTER THEIR PRIME TIME TRUMP REBUTTAL Sources tell Fox News that Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardnerremains worried about whether an extended shutdown and dysfunction in Washington could hurt the U.S.s credit rating, which is based on factors that include politics, monetary policy, economic indicators, and externalities. The county last lost its top-notch credit status in 2011 after Standard and Poors lowered it from AAA to AA +, amid a showdown over the debt ceiling. Gardner, a first-term senator, is up for re-election in 2020, and The Colorado Sun has said his seat is among the most vulnerable in Senate Minority. A poll conducted late last yearfound that Gardners favorability rating hovers near 43 percent. Hillary Clinton bested Trump by five percentage points during the 2016 presidential race in Colorado. Another Republican senator facing a tough re-election bid in 2020 in a state that went for Clinton in 2016, Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins, said Wednesday that Susan Collins had asked Trump at lunch to consider a compromise to end the shutdown. IN FIRST-EVER PRIME TIME OVAL OFFICE ADDRESS, TRUMP OFFERS COMPROMISE, LAMENTS BORDER CRISIS I suggested that we take a look at the package that we put together last February and brought to the floor as a possible compromise.

  2. Delaware Gov. Jack Markell:

    It's just like one more reflection of the dysfunction and the fact that the Republicans came down here and said that they were going to govern differently, and you're back to where it was.

  3. Aaron David Miller:

    There has never been a presidency in modern times when America’s dysfunction has been so fully on display.

  4. Dexter King:

    None of us want to see the legacy of my parents, or our dysfunction, out on public display.

  5. Lindsey Buckingham:

    Everything that we wore on our sleeve, the discord and nature of the band, was the people breaking up, the dysfunction, right below all of that dysfunction is a great, great deal of love.

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