Meaning & use
disfunction
A failure to function normally, especially in a system, organ, or relationship; a common variant spelling of dysfunction.
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The report blamed the delays on disfunction within the shipping department.
Family therapists are trained to identify signs of disfunction in troubled households.
A note on using this word
Dysfunction is the standard spelling in dictionaries; disfunction is a common but nonstandard variant best avoided in formal writing.
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