parafunction

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noun

An abnormal (especially habitual) movement of part of the body.

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Meanings

nounparafunction (countable and uncountable, plural parafunctions)

plural parafunctions

  1. countableuncountableAn abnormal (especially habitual) movement of part of the body.
verbparafunction (third-person singular simple present parafunctions, present participle parafunctioning, simple past and past participle parafunctioned)

present singular third person parafunctions · participle present parafunctioning · participle past parafunctioned · past parafunctioned

  1. intransitiveOf a body part: to move abnormally (especially habitually).

Origin

From para- + function.

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APA

parafunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafunction

MLA

“parafunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafunction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parafunction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafunction.

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