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dysfunctionality, n.
Brit. |dɪsˌfʌŋ(k)ʃəˈnalɪti|, U.S. |dɪsˌfəŋ(k)ʃəˈnælədi|
[‹ dysfunctional adj. + -ity suffix.]
The state or condition of being dysfunctional.
1951Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 56 355/2 Even if the observer attempts to view a social system from an ethically neutral vantage point, his decision concerning the functionality or dysfunctionality of a set of conditions for any individual or subgroup implies a definite value as to what constitutes ‘the good life’. 1979H. S. Albinski Perspectives on Revol. & Evol. v. 99 ‘Consensus’ can be overstressed and pressed to the point of dysfunctionality. 2001Times 7 Mar. ii. 28/2 Human Remains sees Brydon teaming up with Julia Davis..for more of the same bleak but rib-tickling humour, this time as a series of couples whose social dysfunctionality is as obvious to the viewers as it is obscure to them. |