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单词 dysfunctional
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dysfunctional

(dɪsfʌŋkʃənəl)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Dysfunctional is used to describe relationships or behaviour which are different from what is considered to be normal.
[formal]
...the characteristics that typically occur in a dysfunctional family.

dysfunctional in British English

(dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl)
adjective
1.  medicine
(of an organ or part) not functioning normally
2. 
(esp of a family) characterized by a breakdown of normal or beneficial relationships between members of the group

dysfunctional in American English

(dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl)
adjective
1. 
unable to function normally, properly, etc.
2. 
of or characterized by abnormal or impaired psychosocial functioning
a dysfunctional family, dysfunctional behavior

Examples of 'dysfunctional' in a sentence
dysfunctional

He had never matured into a rounded individual, however dysfunctional.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Malone knew how fortunate he was to have a family that was not dysfunctional.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
Jean-Luc would have been the ideal fantasy figure to appeal to a steady visitor with an active brain and a partially dysfunctional body.
MacLeod, Charlotte SOMETHING IN THE WATER (2002)
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