dysregulation

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noun

A failure to regulate properly.

“high-functioning dysregulation”

OriginEnglish regulation ← New Latin dys- ← Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) →
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Meanings

noundysregulation (plural dysregulations)

plural dysregulations

  1. biochemistryA failure to regulate properly.

    high-functioning dysregulation

    1 more example

    For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that dysregulation of desquamatory protease activity in the SC is often involved in conditions of compromised skin barrier.

    2015, Raja Sivamani, Jared R. Jagdeo, Peter Elsner, Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Englishregulation
  8. Englishdysregulation

From dys- + regulation.

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APA

dysregulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysregulation

MLA

“dysregulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysregulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysregulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysregulation.

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