How do you use the word "dysfunctional" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "dysfunctional" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "dysfunctional": All families are, to a greater or lesser extent, dysfunctional. It's hard to imagine a family more dysfunctional than ours.

Dysfunctional Meaning

/dɪˈsfʌŋkʃənəl/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjNot performing its proper or intended function.

adjFunctioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.

Sentence Examples

All families are, to a greater or lesser extent, dysfunctional.

It's hard to imagine a family more dysfunctional than ours.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

None

Antonyms:

adaptive unimpaired

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ family could never resolve their constant arguments.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

All families are, to a greater or lesser extent, ____.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function English dysfunction Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dysfunctional From dysfunction + -al.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"A former chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces said that Netanyahu should “resign now”, while a former intelligence official described the government as “dysfunctional”." — 2023 October 22, Ruth Michaelson, “Netanyahu told to ‘quit now’ as ex-leaders pin blame on dysfunctional government”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

"It is difficult to find the right words for what has happened in the five years since the May 2018 timetable changes exposed the very dysfunctional nature of the franchise system set up by the privatisation process of the 1990s." — 2024 March 20, Christian Wolmar, “NAO report highlights lack of clarity and purpose”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 34:

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