dysfunctional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fungōr Latin fungor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fūnctiō Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function English dysfunction Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dysfunctional From dysfunction + -al.
Meanings
- Not performing its proper or intended function.
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Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
It is difficult to find the right words for what has happened in the five years since the May 2018 timetable changes exposed the very dysfunctional nature of the franchise system set up by the privatisation process of the 1990s.
2024 March 20, Christian Wolmar, “NAO report highlights lack of clarity and purpose”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 34:Live dysfunctional, likely die dysfunctional; live eufunctional, likely die eufunctional.
Never trust in the partly unscrupulous and partly dysfunctional state apparatus.
A former chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces said that Netanyahu should “resign now”, while a former intelligence official described the government as “dysfunctional”.
2023 October 22, Ruth Michaelson, “Netanyahu told to ‘quit now’ as ex-leaders pin blame on dysfunctional government”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dysfunctional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dysfunctional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
functional · cooperative · operational · eufunctional
Deriveds
dysfunctionalization · nondysfunctional · dysfunctionality · dysfunctionally
Translations (34)
ca disfuncional (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · fi dysfunktionaalinen (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · es disfuncional (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · ro disfuncțional (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · ro disfuncțional (not performing properly) · fr dysfonctionnel (not performing properly) · el δυσλειτουργικός (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · pl dysfunkcyjny (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · fi rikkinäinen (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · tr işlevsiz (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · no dysfunksjonell (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · fi toimimaton (not performing properly) · pl dysfunkcjonalny (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · it disfunzionale (not performing properly) · pl dysfunkcyjny (not performing properly) · ca disfuncional (not performing properly) · rsk дисфункционални (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · hu diszfunkcionális (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · pt disfuncional (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · cy camweithredol (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · ga mífheidhmiúil (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · nl disfunctioneel (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · sv dysfunktionell (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · ru дисфункциона́льный (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · it disfunzionale (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · fr dysfonctionnel (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · ka დისფუნქციური (not performing properly) · fi vajaakuntoinen (not performing properly) · nb dysfunksjonell (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · da dysfunktionel (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · tr disfonksiyonel (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · mi turingonge (ngonge) (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) · pl dysfunkcjonalny (not performing properly) · de dysfunktional (functioning incorrectly or abnormally)