Ailment
Ailment noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
Dysfunction and ailment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dysfunction" instead a noun "Ailment".
Dysfunction
Dysfunction noun - (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group.
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Synonyms for Dysfunction
Ailment and dysfunction are semantically related. You can use "Ailment" instead a noun "Dysfunction".
Nearby Word: dysfunctional
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Related pairs
- malady and ailment
- malady and dysfunction
- disorder and ailment
- disorder and dysfunction
- complaint and ailment
- complaint and dysfunction
- disease and ailment
- disease and dysfunction
- illness and ailment
- illness and dysfunction
- indisposition and ailment
- indisposition and dysfunction
- sickness and ailment
- sickness and dysfunction
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Dysfunction and Ailment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/dysfunction
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