dysfunctional

Example Sentences

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In both cases, cartilage that had become thin and dysfunctional with age thickened across the joint surface.

From Science Daily

Tamma is trying to find the emotional stillness to deal with a dysfunctional family that makes plenty of demands but offers little support.

From Los Angeles Times

But for now, no matter how dysfunctional this all appears, it is business as usual at Selhurst Park.

From BBC

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