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dysfunctional
English
Etymology
From dysfunction +? -al.
Adjective
dysfunctional (comparative more dysfunctional, superlative most dysfunctional)
- Not performing its proper or intended function.
- Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Usage notes
Used frequently in regard to social and organizational functioning: "dysfunctional quality assurance", dysfunctional family, dysfunctional behavior.
Antonyms
- eufunctional
- functional
Derived terms
- dysfunctionality
- dysfunctionalization
- dysfunctionally
Related terms
- dysfunction (noun)
Translations
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unfunctional
English
Etymology
un- +? functional
Adjective
unfunctional (comparative more unfunctional, superlative most unfunctional)
- Not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.
- 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism (page 27)
- Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.
- 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism (page 27)
See also
- nonfunctional
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