Dysfunction Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of DYSFUNCTION

1

[noncount]

:

the condition of having poor and unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people

• family dysfunction

2

medical

:

the state of being unable to function in a normal way

[noncount]

• treatment for erectile/sexual dysfunction

[count]

• The disease causes gastrointestinal dysfunctions.

— dysfunctional

/dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənl̟/

adjective

[more dysfunctional; most dysfunctional]

• He hated spending holidays with his girlfriend's dysfunctional family.
• a dysfunctional kidney