"failure to function, abnormality or impairment of function," 1914, from dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" + function (n.). Originally in anatomy and medicine; in sociology by 1949.
erectile dysfunction
sexual relationship dysfunction
dynastic
dynasty
dyne
dys-
dysentery
dysfunction
dysfunctional
dysgenics
dyslexia
dyslogy
dyspepsia
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