dysfunction C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/ UK /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun abnormal or impaired functioning of a system, organ, or relationship Years of dysfunction within the team finally led to its collapse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · abnormal or impaired... malfunctionimpairmentdisorderbreakdownabnormalityfailure ↔ Opposites functionhealthnormality Word family Derived forms dysfunctional Related forms functionmalfunction Etymology AI details A 20th-century coinage from Greek prefix 'dys-' ('bad, impaired') + 'function', from Latin 'functio' ('performance'), from 'fungi' ('to perform'). dys- Ancient Greek functio Latin fungi Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dysfunction **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/ ## Meanings 1. abnormal or impaired functioning of a system, organ, or relationship ## Examples - Years of dysfunction within the team finally led to its collapse. ## Synonyms - malfunction - impairment - disorder - breakdown - abnormality - failure ## Antonyms - function - health - normality ## Derived Forms - dysfunctional ## Related Forms - function - malfunction ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dys- - Root: functio - Root: fungi - Affix: dys- - bad ## Etymology A 20th-century coinage from Greek prefix 'dys-' ('bad, impaired') + 'function', from Latin 'functio' ('performance'), from 'fungi' ('to perform'). ## AI Etymology Dysfunction has this etymological history: A 20th-century coinage from Greek prefix 'dys-' ('bad, impaired') + 'function', from Latin 'functio' ('performance'), from 'fungi' ('to perform'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek dys-, Latin functio, and Latin fungi. As a noun, dysfunction names abnormal or impaired functioning of a system, organ, or relationship. The same family is visible in derived forms such as dysfunctional and related forms such as function and malfunction. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown