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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ;

2. (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose;
- Example: "dysfunctional behavior"
[syn: dysfunctional, nonadaptive]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

dysfunctional \dysfunctional\ adj. 1. impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Psychol.) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; -- of a trait or condition; as, dysfunctional behavior. Syn: nonadaptive. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dysfunctional adj 1: impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ 2: (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; "dysfunctional behavior" [syn: dysfunctional, nonadaptive]