dysfunctional family
11dysfunctional — dys|func|tion|al [ dıs fʌŋkʃənl ] adjective 1. ) dysfunctional relationships do not work normally and are not happy or successful: a dysfunctional family 2. ) not working normally: dysfunctional brain cells a dysfunctional government …
12dysfunctional — UK [dɪsˈfʌŋkʃ(ə)nəl] / US [dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən(ə)l] adjective 1) dysfunctional relationships do not work normally and are not happy or successful a dysfunctional family 2) not working normally dysfunctional brain cells a dysfunctional government …
13dysfunctional — /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl/ (say dis fungkshuhnuhl) adjective 1. not functioning properly or normally: a dysfunctional engine. 2. not functioning in a way that conforms behaviourally, socially, etc., to accepted norms: a dysfunctional family; a dysfunctional …
14dysfunctional — [[t]dɪsfʌ̱ŋkʃənəl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Dysfunctional is used to describe relationships or behaviour which are different from what is considered to be normal. [FORMAL] ...the characteristics that typically occur in a dysfunctional family …
15Family name — Last name redirects here. For the song, see Last Name. Family name Frankenstein, an example of compound German family names which were typical for Jews (New Jewish Cemetery, Prague) A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last… …
16Family — For other uses, see Family (disambiguation). Relationships …
17Family life in literature — *Grant Allen: The Woman Who Did (published in 1895) (a New Woman has a child but refuses to get married) *Nina Bawden: The Birds on the Trees (son failing to live up to his parents expectations) *Christine Bell: The Perez Family (Cuban exiles in… …
18dysfunctional — dys|func|tion|al [dısˈfʌŋkʃənəl] adj [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: dys bad (from Greek) + functional] 1.) not following the normal patterns of social behaviour, especially with the result that someone cannot behave in a normal way or have a… …
19dysfunctional — adjective technical 1 not following the normal patterns of social behaviour, especially with the result that someone cannot behave in a normal way or have a satisfactory life: dysfunctional family relationships 2 not working properly or normally …
20dysfunctional — dys•func•tion•al [[t]dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃən əl[/t]] adj. 1) cvb unable to function normally 2) cvb characterized by abnormal or impaired functioning: a dysfunctional family[/ex] • Etymology: 1945–50 …
