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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
dysfunction

1916, from dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" + function (n.).

Wiktionary
dysfunction

n. 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.

WordNet
dysfunction

n. (medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or body part [syn: disfunction]

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Dysfunction (album)

Dysfunction is the second studio album by the American rock band Staind. It is also the group's first release on any label at all, in this case the Flip/ Elektra label. "Suffocate", " Just Go", " Mudshovel", and "Home" were released as singles. The song " Mudshovel" can also be found on the band's previous album, Tormented, albeit in a slightly different form; that version of the song goes under the title spelled "Mudshuvel". It would serve as Staind's breakout single, peaking at number 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA.

Dysfunction

Dysfunction can refer to:

  • Abnormality (behavior)
  • Dysfunctional family
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Dysfunction (album), an album by the rock band Staind
  • Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions (sociological theory)

Usage examples of "dysfunction".

CMD claimed the crystal memory implants were to alleviate tem-poral lobe seizures and amygdaloid dysfunctions.

Dysfunctions of the political system, where it is often more effective to wield illusion than reality, would make attempts to repeal the cuts a suicide mission.

Providing such evidence will modify record of cyborg unit dysfunction.

And while we no longer used the term MBD -- minimal brain dysfunction -- I believed Alice did have some type of neurologicaldysfunction resulting in what would now be called dyscalculia, or an inability to calculate by ordinary classroom methods, as well as an accompanying dyscontrol.

Viagra, men were significantly more likely to address erectile dysfunction holistically.

He took a big step telling me about his erectile dysfunction, and an even bigger step in trying to reconnect with me in a sexual way.

For example, baseball slugger Rafael Palmeiro, who has served a spokesman for Viagra, said that somebody had to come forward to talk about the problem of erectile dysfunction.

Our sexual culture is not only rich with love and lust, but also filled with broken condoms, STDs, infertility, and erectile dysfunction.

Add to the fact that the natural swelling and lubrication around the vagina slow after you age, and loss of libido represents the female equivalent of erectile dysfunction.

Your brain and your arteries, for instance, play a major role in erectile and sexual dysfunction.

And that has a profound effect on all kinds of vascular problems, from heart attacks to erectile dysfunction.

To answer the riddle of cross-dressing requires that we take a most unusual journey through the worlds of cross-dressing, culture, fetishism, sexual dysfunction, and spirituality.

The client in question was very sweet and charming and essentially immature, hi the end, I referred him on to a sexual surrogate who worked with his kind of dysfunction.

Also referred to as British Sports Therapy or the Taws Technique, this therapy deals directly with the reasons for soft tissue dysfunctions and subsequent referred pain and nerve entrapment.

We must commit to exercise because inactive lifestyles contribute to weight gain, elevated blood fats, cardiovascular disease, cancer, reduced blood sugar regulation, and increased depression, memory loss, cognitive dysfunction, fatigue, and a host of other emotional and physical problems.