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Dysfunctional

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adj. Functioning incorrectly or abnormally.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ.

adj. failing to serve an adjustive purpose; -- of a trait or condition.

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adj. (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose

adj. impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ

Word Usage

"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."

Equivalent

maladaptive impaired

Antonym

functional eufunctional

Form

dysfunctionally dysfunctionality

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

nonadaptive

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

functional

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

ambivalent maladaptive deviant antisocial repressive