say it: di-SFUHNGK-shuh-nuhl
dysfunctional is an adjective meaning "impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ". It carries 2 recorded senses.
impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
(of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
“dysfunctional behavior”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for dysfunctional come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.