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单词 dysfunctional
释义
dysfunctionaldys‧func‧tion‧al /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdysfunctional
Origin:
1900-2000 dys- ‘bad’ (from Greek) + functional
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a dysfunctional family
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Beyond historically determined levels of societal tolerance, crime is dysfunctional to social life.
  • He notes the following dysfunctional possibilities.
  • Lousy schools and dysfunctional teachers were let off the hook.
  • The dysfunctional protein builds up in the brain and death results.
  • The modification of dysfunctional attitudes is a key concern in Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy.
  • The second phase is more cognitive, aimed at the identification and modification of the dysfunctional silent assumptions.
  • They came from Williams' dysfunctional family, his tortured psyche and his repressed homosexuality.
  • They say poor judgments by overburdened and undertrained caseworkers have reunited some irrevocably dysfunctional families.
word sets
WORD SETS
agoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, noun-aholic, suffixanalyse, verbanalysis, nounanalyst, nounanorexia, nounantidepressant, nounautism, nounbattle fatigue, nounbehaviourism, nounbreakdown, nounbulimia, nouncatharsis, nouncertify, verbclaustrophobia, nouncognition, nouncognitive, adjectivecomplex, nouncompulsive, adjectivecounsel, verbcounselling, nouncrazed, adjectivecrazy, adjectivedefence mechanism, noundelusion, noundemented, adjectivedementia, noundenial, noundepressed, adjectivedepression, noundepressive, adjectivedepressive, nounderanged, adjectivediminished responsibility, noundipsomaniac, noundisordered, adjectivedisturbance, noundysfunctional, adjectiveeating disorder, nouneccentricity, nounego, nounelectric shock therapy, nounemotional, adjectiveexhibitionism, nounextra-sensory perception, nounfixation, nounFreudian, adjectiveFreudian slip, noungroup therapy, nounhallucinate, verbhydrophobia, nounhypnosis, nounhypnotic, adjectivehypnotise, verbhypnotist, nounhypnotize, verbid, nouninferiority complex, nouninsane, adjectiveinsanity, nounkleptomania, nounkleptomaniac, nounlibido, nounlinear, adjectivemaladjusted, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmanic depressive, nounmental, adjectivemental age, nounmental hospital, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemidlife crisis, nounmisogynist, nounmixed up, adjectivenerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectiveobsessive, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounpadded cell, nounparanoia, nounparanoid, adjectivepathological, adjectivepathology, nounpatterning, nounphallic, adjectivephobia, noun-phobia, suffixphrenology, nounpost-traumatic stress disorder, nounprecognition, nounpsyche, nounpsychiatric, adjectivepsychiatrist, nounpsychiatry, nounpsychic, adjectivepsycho, nounpsycho-, prefixpsychoanalysis, nounpsychoanalyst, nounpsychoanalyze, verbpsychobabble, nounpsychodrama, nounpsychokinesis, nounpsychological, adjectivepsychologist, nounpsychology, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotherapy, nounpsychotic, adjectivepyromaniac, nounrepression, nounresidential treatment facility, nounRorschach test, nounsadism, nounsadist, nounsafety valve, nounsanity, nounscar, nounscar, verbschizoid, adjectiveschizophrenia, nounschizophrenic, adjectiveschizophrenic, nounscrewed up, adjectivesocialize, verbsociopath, nounsplit personality, nounsubconscious, adjectivesubconscious, nounsuggestion, nounsuperego, nountherapy, nountorment, nountrance, nountrauma, nounvoyeur, nounwell-adjusted, adjective
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· They say poor judgments by overburdened and undertrained caseworkers have reunited some irrevocably dysfunctional families.· They came from Williams' dysfunctional family, his tortured psyche and his repressed homosexuality.· So I have come reluctantly to the conclusion that my Palm is a high-functioning offspring in a dysfunctional family.· A.. Have you ever been around a dysfunctional family?
1not following the normal patterns of social behaviour, especially with the result that someone cannot behave in a normal way or have a satisfactory life:  dysfunctional family relationships2not working properly or normally OPP  functional
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