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Dysfunctional

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not performing its proper or intended function.
  2. 2
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose wordnet
  2. 2
    impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ wordnet

Etymology

From dysfunction + -al.

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