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

While the 117th Congress was marred by a violent insurrection and debunked election conspiracies, it was far from dysfunctional.

From Scientific American

It’s not the Republican candidates but rather the party’s voters who will require a come-to-Jesus moment before the GOP, and the country, can move past this dysfunctional period.

From Washington Post