Phrase guide

erectile dysfunction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The inability of a male to achieve or sustain an erection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ED, impotence

Antonyms: priapism

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noun

Meaning 2

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: male erecticle dysfunction, ED

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: impotence, impotency, dysfunction, disfunction

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: erektiele disfunksie — erectile dysfunction
  • Armenian: իմպոտենցիա (impotencʻia) — erectile dysfunction
  • Armenian: էրեկտիլ դիսֆունկցիա (ērektil disfunkcʻia) — erectile dysfunction
  • Catalan: disfunció erèctil — erectile dysfunction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陽痿 /阳痿 (yángwěi) — erectile dysfunction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勃起功能障礙 /勃起功能障碍 (bóqǐ gōngnéng zhàng'ài) — erectile dysfunction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勃起障礙 /勃起障碍 (bóqǐ zhàng'ài) — erectile dysfunction
  • Czech: erektilní dysfunkce — erectile dysfunction
  • Dutch: erectiestoornis — erectile dysfunction
  • Finnish: erektiohäiriö — erectile dysfunction
  • French: dysfonction érectile — erectile dysfunction
  • French: trouble de l'érection — erectile dysfunction
  • French: dysérection — erectile dysfunction
  • Georgian: იმპოტენცია (imṗoṭencia) — erectile dysfunction
  • German: erektile Dysfunktion — erectile dysfunction
  • Greek: στυτική δυσλειτουργία (stytikí dysleitourgía) — erectile dysfunction
  • Hungarian: merevedési zavar — erectile dysfunction
  • Indonesian: disfungsi ereksi — erectile dysfunction
  • Indonesian: impotensi — erectile dysfunction
  • Indonesian: mati pucuk — erectile dysfunction
  • Italian: disfunzione erettile — erectile dysfunction
  • Japanese: 勃起不全 (bokki fuzen) — erectile dysfunction
  • Korean: 발기부전 (balgibujeon) — erectile dysfunction
  • Latin: impotentia erecti — erectile dysfunction
  • Lithuanian: erekcijos disfunkcija — erectile dysfunction
  • Norwegian: erektil dysfunksjon — erectile dysfunction
  • Polish: zaburzenie erekcji — erectile dysfunction
  • Portuguese: disfunção erétil — erectile dysfunction
  • Romanian: disfuncție erectilă — erectile dysfunction
  • Russian: эректи́льная дисфу́нкция (erɛktílʹnaja disfúnkcija) — erectile dysfunction
  • Serbo-Croatian: erektivna disfunkcija — erectile dysfunction
  • Serbo-Croatian: ерективна дисфункција — erectile dysfunction
  • Slovene: erektilna disfunkcija — erectile dysfunction
  • Spanish: disfunción eréctil — erectile dysfunction
  • Swedish: erektil dysfunktion — erectile dysfunction
  • Swedish: vinballe — erectile dysfunction
  • Thai: ภาวะหย่อนสมรรถภาพทางเพศ — erectile dysfunction
  • Turkish: sertleşme bozukluğu — erectile dysfunction
  • Ukrainian: еректи́льна дисфу́нкція (erektýlʹna dysfúnkcija) — erectile dysfunction
  • Vietnamese: liệt dương — erectile dysfunction