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dysfunctioning

dysfunctioning is the present participle and gerund of dysfunction.

Meaning of dysfunction

Verb

dysfunction (third-person singular simple present dysfunctions, present participle dysfunctioning, simple past and past participle dysfunctioned)

  1. (intransitive, nonstandard) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction.

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Questions about dysfunctioning

What is dysfunctioning the present participle and gerund of?
Dysfunctioning is the present participle and gerund of dysfunction.

Words near dysfunctioning in the dictionary

  1. dysfunctionalities
  2. dysfunctionality
  3. dysfunctionalization
  4. dysfunctionally
  5. dysfunctioned
  6. dysfunctioning
  7. dysfunctions
  8. dysgammaglobulinaemia
  9. dysgammaglobulinemia
  10. dysgammaglobulinemias
  11. dysgeneses

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