disfunctiondisfunctionaladj.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: dysfunction n.; dysfunctional adj.

Etymology: Variants, respectively, of dysfunction n. and dysfunctional adj., with substitution of dis- prefix for the first element.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdisfunction.

Variants of dysfunction n., dysfunctional adj.

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1927 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 22 Nov. 788/1 Parke, Davis & Company, Detroit, Michigan... Estrogen... Extract of gland tissue for use in the treatment of various types of ovarian disfunctions. Claims use since May 25, 1927.

1951 R. C. Sheldon in T. Parsons & E. A. Shils Toward Gen. Theory of Action 35 Functional in one content but disfunctional in another.

1952 A. Koestler Arrow in Blue xviii. 169 Yet, as far as I know, I have never had any glandular disfunction.

1959 P. Rieff Freud viii. 290 Freud thought only reason could resolve this pull between social functions and disfunctions.

1969 Indian Music Jrnl. 5 72 The disfunction in the phylum expressed in social interactions resultant from man's neurosis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	disfunction
释义	disfunctiondisfunctionaladj. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: dysfunction n.; dysfunctional adj. Etymology: Variants, respectively, of dysfunction n. and dysfunctional adj., with substitution of dis- prefix for the first element.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdisfunction. Variants of dysfunction n., dysfunctional adj. ΚΠ 1927 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 22 Nov. 788/1 Parke, Davis & Company, Detroit, Michigan... Estrogen... Extract of gland tissue for use in the treatment of various types of ovarian disfunctions. Claims use since May 25, 1927. 1951 R. C. Sheldon in T. Parsons & E. A. Shils Toward Gen. Theory of Action 35 Functional in one content but disfunctional in another. 1952 A. Koestler Arrow in Blue xviii. 169 Yet, as far as I know, I have never had any glandular disfunction. 1959 P. Rieff Freud viii. 290 Freud thought only reason could resolve this pull between social functions and disfunctions. 1969 Indian Music Jrnl. 5 72 The disfunction in the phylum expressed in social interactions resultant from man's neurosis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1927
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