dysfunctional
adjective/dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənl/
/dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənl/
(specialist)- not working well or normally
- children from dysfunctional families
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDysfunctional is used with these nouns:- family
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