Dysfunctional
Dysfunctional adjective - Impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ.
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Synonyms for Dysfunctional
Maladjusted and dysfunctional are semantically related. in socially impaired topic. In some cases you can use "Maladjusted" instead an adjective "Dysfunctional". popular alternative
Nearby Word: dysfunction
Maladjusted
Maladjusted adjective - Poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living.
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Synonyms for Maladjusted
Dysfunctional and maladjusted are semantically related. You can use "Dysfunctional" instead an adjective "Maladjusted". popular alternative
Nearby Word: maladjustment
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Related pairs
- upset and dysfunctional
- upset and maladjusted
- inept and dysfunctional
- inept and maladjusted
- disturbed and dysfunctional
- disturbed and maladjusted
- disordered and dysfunctional
- disordered and maladjusted
- unfit and dysfunctional
- unfit and maladjusted
- incompetent and dysfunctional
- incompetent and maladjusted
- abnormal and dysfunctional
- abnormal and maladjusted
Both words in one sentence
- Fantastic 1234 by Grant Morrison appears to be deconstructing the Fantastic Four by showing them to be the maladjusted, dysfunctional people they would be in real life.
Source: Decon-Recon Switch - About a Boy plays like a textbook romantic comedy, except the couple are an emotionally stunted Man Child and a maladjusted kid from a seriously dysfunctional family.
Source: Bromantic Comedy - He's a dysfunctional, socially inept, mentally maladjusted, overly-sensitive, obnoxious, rude failed science experiment who has the right to the throne of the Candy Kingdom, because Princess Bubblegum made him specifically to be her replacement if something should happen to her.
Source: The Wrongful Heir to the Throne
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Maladjusted and Dysfunctional. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dysfunctional/maladjusted
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