dysfunctional

Definition

Not performing its proper or intended function.

Etymology

From dysfunction + -al.

Example Sentences

• "Live dysfunctional, likely die dysfunctional; live eufunctional, likely die eufunctional."
• "Never trust in the partly unscrupulous and partly dysfunctional state apparatus."
• "A former chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces said that Netanyahu should “resign now”, while a former intelligence official described the government as “dysfunctional”."