Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ.
- adjective (Psychol.) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; -- of a trait or condition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Functioning
incorrectly orabnormally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
- adjective impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dysfunctional.
Examples
-
If not for DX, who would have been able to come up with the term dysfunctional family?
The Unauthorized History of DX TRIPLE H 2009
-
If not for DX, who would have been able to come up with the term dysfunctional family?
The Unauthorized History of DX TRIPLE H 2009
-
If not for DX, who would have been able to come up with the term dysfunctional family?
The Unauthorized History of DX TRIPLE H 2009
-
If not for DX, who would have been able to come up with the term dysfunctional family?
The Unauthorized History of DX TRIPLE H 2009
-
Mr. Silver is the author of acid-dripping comedies like "Pterodactyls" and "Raised in Captivity" about families that make the term dysfunctional sound positively benign.
NYT > Home Page 2011
-
We now use the term "dysfunctional family" for a reason.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Peter Block 2011
-
That is what is really meant by the term "dysfunctional family" -- a family with no function.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Peter Block 2011
-
The Savages, sans quotes, are a family to which the term dysfunctional does insufficient injustice.
Delightful 2008
-
The Savages, sans quotes, are a family to which the term dysfunctional does insufficient injustice.
'Diving Bell and 2007
-
They want electoral reform in what they call a dysfunctional democracy.
Ellen Freudenheim: 15 Mayo: What Will It Mean for U.S. Youth Election Year Activism? Ellen Freudenheim 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.