dysfunctional

Sqirl’s dysfunctional kitchen culture and food safety practices were exposed, as was the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen’s exploitation of chefs of color.
The Toxicity of Restaurant Kitchens Is Exactly Why I Never Reported Abuses|Lindsey Danis|February 4, 2021|Eater
The Texans have been dysfunctional since Watson arrived in 2017.
Deshaun Watson is taking a stand against disingenuous NFL owners. It could change the league.|Jerry Brewer|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
These extreme cases may involve an overactive or dysfunctional response from the body’s immune system.
COVID-19 vaccines could end the pandemic by eliminating severe cases|Kate Baggaley|January 29, 2021|Popular-Science
There is no advanced industrial democracy in the world more politically divided, or politically dysfunctional, than the United States today.
The U.S. Capitol Riot Was Years in the Making. Here's Why America Is So Divided|Ian Bremmer|January 16, 2021|Time

Since the tough-talking Fertitta bought the Rockets in 2017, the organization has transformed from a steady winner under former owner Leslie Alexander into a dysfunctional mess.
James Harden is a winner and a loser of the Nets’ blockbuster trade|Ben Golliver|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
These young adults have voluntarily checked out of a political system they consider corrupt and dysfunctional.
When Will We See a #Millennial Congress?|Linda Killian|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a story that celebrates difference, as opposed to the story of a dysfunctional kid.
The Brit Who Stormed Broadway|Tim Teeman|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The family was close, “in a crazy kind of dysfunctional way,” he says.
Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their interest, as ever, is in pushing the perception that Washington is dysfunctional.
Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout|Michael Tomasky|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, he was locked into his rookie contract, and had to ride out two more dysfunctional seasons of the show.
Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’|Marlow Stern|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The West knew that these institutions were dysfunctional – but not to which breathtaking extent.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
It is this unaccomplished, uneasy metamorphosis that tore the social fabric of CEE apart, rendering it poisoned and dysfunctional.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for dysfunctional

dysfunctional

/ (dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl) /

adjective

med (of an organ or part) not functioning normally

(esp of a family) characterized by a breakdown of normal or beneficial relationships between members of the group

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