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

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

Clinically, the presentation aligns with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders: persistent intrusive thoughts, emotional dysregulation and impaired functioning.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said they will empower teachers in the face of rising levels of disruption and emotional dysregulation.

From BBC Jun. 18, 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

Platelet dysregulation, which is known to increase with age, occurs when these cells are either hyperreactive and form clots too often, or are underperforming.

From Science Daily May 14, 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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