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What does dysfunctional mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word dysfunctional? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Not performing its proper or intended function.
  2. Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
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He's forced to watch a videotape of her reading off a litany of complaints about their dysfunctional marriage.
Did your lab reach the stage where it was quite dysfunctional in its operation?
They need to get a handle on a really dysfunctional economic system and on law-and-order issues which are out of control.
I was still hurt, on the rebound from the dysfunctional temporary boyfriend.
You may even be able to squeeze out a few more wacky anecdotes from that slightly dysfunctional family of yours.
Michael is also the most sane member of this very, very dysfunctional family.

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