dysfunctional
Example Sentences
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A report by the cross-party government spending watchdog said the "dysfunctional" care system was "not working", with 800 vulnerable children placed in illegal settings for an average of six months each last year.
From BBC
It was his experience in this job which, friends say, transformed him as he saw up close what he saw as a dysfunctional immigration system.
From BBC
The satirical cartoon strip - about a competent but frustrated engineer and his dysfunctional workplace environment - was first published in 1989, and went on to feature in more than 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries.
From BBC
In the aftermath of the seizure and rendition of Nicolas Maduro, Kazin posted on X about his experiences and the vicissitudes of running an operation in what was clearly a chaotic, dysfunctional, failed state.
From MarketWatch
One thing to be said for the splintered families of three new novels is that being dysfunctional is better than being nonfunctional—at least an effort is being made.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
