Dysfunction
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A dysfunction occurs where a part or process of the mind or body has difficulty functioning, fails to function or functions abnormally.
There is, for example:
- Minimal brain dysfunction (attention deficit disorder),
- Psychosexual dysfunction, and
Sexual dysfunction (a disturbance of sexual functioning).
- Erectile dysfunction has become a common term thanks to the advent (and advertising) of Viagra.
A common misspellings is disfunction
