dysfunctional
Example Sentences
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That said, Germany’s old-age benefits system isn’t obviously more dysfunctional than its neighbors’.
As a result, you are understandably struggling with emotional enmeshment, a dysfunctional relationship dynamic where boundaries are blurred, pressure is applied to participate in the emotions, anxieties and responsibilities of another person.
From MarketWatch
Nagi says many of the children come from dysfunctional families and her teachers often have to double-up as their counsellors and protectors.
From BBC
We made this film about a terribly dysfunctional family, but we are actually quite functional!
From Los Angeles Times
Brazilian director Karim Ainouz's surreal satire "Rosebush Pruning" premiered on Saturday at the Berlin Film Festival with one of the programme's starriest casts portraying an outrageously spoiled and dysfunctional family descending into chaos.
From Barron's
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