dysfunctional
/dɪsfˈʌŋkʃʌnʌl/adjective4 syllables
Dysfunctional means: (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose.
Synonyms for dysfunctional3
adjective, as in (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
nonadaptive, maladaptive
adjective, as in impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
What does dysfunctional mean?2
adjective
1
(of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose“dysfunctional behavior”
2
impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with dysfunctional?1
three syllables
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Dysfunctional in a sentence
- All families are, to a greater or lesser extent, dysfunctional.patgfisher
- It's hard to imagine a family more dysfunctional than ours.patgfisher
- Sami had a dysfunctional relationship with his mother.OsoHombre
- Rodrigo has Asperger’s but isn’t dysfunctional.Amastan
- She said that her family was dysfunctional.Amastan
- Dysfunctional families are a dime a dozen.Eccles17
- Ukraine is already a dysfunctional state.Amastan
- Sami and Layla had a dysfunctional relationship.OsoHombre
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