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dysfunctional

Definition for dysfunctional

adjective as in socially impaired

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It recently was more than double where it was in the 2007-09 period — implying that corporate investment would be much higher but for America’s dysfunctional government.

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Even with a record population of renters, landlords will struggle in such a dysfunctional housing market.

We’re here to discover the secrets of a dysfunctional family, led by a chef who has more than a few he’s been hiding.

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Just look at San Francisco, long seen as a dysfunctional emblem of failed progressive governance.

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In the small world these characters inhabit, Mancuso was close to the brothers’ dysfunctional family back in Coney Island.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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