dysfunctional
Not performing its proper or intended functionNot performing its proper or intended function.
» Tom grew up in a dysfunctional family.
Meaning
2 sensesNot performing its proper or intended function.
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Live dysfunctional, likely die dysfunctional; live eufunctional, likely die eufunctional.
Never trust in the partly unscrupulous and partly dysfunctional state apparatus.
dysfunktional
дисфункциона́льныйdisfunkcionálʹnyj
- (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
- impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
Examples
22 sentencesTom grew up in a dysfunctional family.
Tom and I both come from dysfunctional families.
Both Tom and I come from dysfunctional families.
Tom and Mary both come from dysfunctional families.
Tom is clearly dysfunctional.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
more dysfunctional, most dysfunctional| Comparative | more dysfunctional Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most dysfunctional Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose:nonadaptive
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form