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When something still technically works, just spectacularly against its own job description.
means A failure to operate properly, whether in a body part, a machine, or a family at Thanksgiving.
from Greek dys- (bad, broken) bolted onto Latin functio (performance), making a word that literally means performing badly.
Medical debutUsed clinically before it ever judged your family.
Dys- familyShares its prefix with dystopia and dyslexia.
Quiet siblingMalfunction breaks loud; dysfunction breaks subtly.