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dysfunctional

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dys·func·tion also dis·func·tion  (ds-fngkshn)
n.
Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group.
dys·function·al adj.
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Adj.1.dysfunctional - impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
impaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"
2.dysfunctional - (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; "dysfunctional behavior"
nonadaptive
maladaptive - showing faulty adaptation


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At the risk of giving the president more credit than he deserves, I would suggest that shrewd politics shaped his "surge strategy" as much as the dysfunctional traits suggested by Paul Krugman.
Shrewd politics or vanity? by Kirschenbaum, Jay / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Both architecture and spirituality collections will relish Return of Sacred Architecture: The Golden Ratio and the End of Modernism: it contrasts and modern religious architectural structure with the grand monuments of the past, revealing how modern dysfunctional buildings bring out the worst in humanity and how ancestral masterworks focus on the best.
Return of Sacred Architecture by Internet Bookwatch
Both architecture and spirituality collections will relish Return of Sacred Architecture: The Golden Ratio and the End of Modernism: it contrasts and modern religious architectural structure with the grand monuments of the past, revealing how modern dysfunctional buildings bring out the worst in humanity and how ancestral masterworks focus on the best.
Return of Sacred Architecture by The Bookwatch
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