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dysregulation

American  
[dis-reg-yuh-lay-shuhn] / dɪsˌrɛg jəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

  • dysregulations
    plural
  1. a disruption in a physical or psychological system's ability to adapt or respond appropriately to stimuli.


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I have watched videos of people doing cold plunges, giving themselves ear massages and contorting themselves into impossible stretches all in the name of fixing dysregulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Lauren had been struggling with symptoms of emotional dysregulation and extreme fatigue in the year before the accident, but said it was put down to her hormones or then-undiagnosed ADHD.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Options remain the best way to monetize investor irrationality and emotional dysregulation.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

"The bottom line is something beyond the dysregulation of blood pressure is involved."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2025

The bipolar spectrum became a big bucket for cases of emotional dysregulation that did not neatly fit any other category.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024

This occurs via inflammatory processes in the brain-gut microbiome system involved in dysregulations of glutamatergic signaling and modulation of the frontal-striatal circuits.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023

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