dysfunctional

Example Sentences

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Split between its rival language camps, Belgium's complex political patchwork has long been seen as borderline dysfunctional.

From Barron's

Despite our public persona of being dysfunctional and brawling, we were quite quiet in the rehearsal space.

From Los Angeles Times

This concluded she had a pattern of entering "dysfunctional relationships" and was unfit to parent.

From BBC

He is a follower, one of many in a dysfunctional caucus.

From Washington Post

But it drew outrage from youth advocates, who accused the county of betraying the promise they made to move away from jails and recklessly moving staff from one chronically dysfunctional department into a different one.

From Los Angeles Times