Dysfunctionality
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The condition of being dysfunctional. uncountable
- 2 The condition of functioning incorrectly or abnormally. wordnet
- 3 A dysfunction. countable
"What is worse is how the custom-designed treatment programs for our community that are springing up make no provision for those of us doubly, triply or even quadruply oppressed […] This neglect is a symptom of the dysfunctionality afflicting our community: the degree to which we've permitted too many assimilationists to define the standards of identity for us all."
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More examples"What is worse is how the custom-designed treatment programs for our community that are springing up make no provision for those of us doubly, triply or even quadruply oppressed […] This neglect is a symptom of the dysfunctionality afflicting our community: the degree to which we've permitted too many assimilationists to define the standards of identity for us all."
Etymology
From dysfunctional + -ity.
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