How to use "dysfunctional" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dysfunctional" in popular movie and book plots

  • In Mile End, Montreal, Léo Lauzon is a young boy living in a tenement with his dysfunctional family, who serves as the unreliable narrator.  - Léolo
  • Nightbird, who idolizes the Specials, soon realizes that her heroes do not function as a harmonious team but like a dysfunctional family.  - The Specials (film)
  • Diana Armstrong (LisaRaye) arrives at the scene of the raunchy, dysfunctional Players Club.  - The Players Club
  • Many of the ten (10) short stories contained within Mondo Desperado observe the odd and dysfunctional aspects of humanity.  - Mondo Desperado
  • Jane Coslaw (Follows), the narrator of the film, is the oldest sister in a dysfunctional family of four.  - Silver Bullet (film)
  • His life in this state is a miserable affair, surrounded by uncaring doctors and his extremely dysfunctional family.  - Marabou Stork Nightmares
  • Pursy moves in and proves to be the most responsible and sensible member of the dysfunctional family the three create.  - A Love Song for Bobby Long
  • From here, we see snapshots of the members of Julien's dysfunctional family.  - Julien Donkey-Boy
  • Although the two share passion, Joe and Heidi's dysfunctional personalities sometimes lead to a disconnect between one another.  - Somersault (film)
  • Frida also details the artist's dysfunctional relationship with the muralist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina).  - Frida
  • This continues until Harriet has a fifth, wildly dysfunctional child, Ben.  - The Fifth Child
  • Owen delivers a body to a poor, dysfunctional family that expresses contempt for the military.  - A Prayer for Owen Meany
  • Jewel, Addie’s middle child, tries to leave his dysfunctional family, yet cannot turn his back on them through the trials.  - As I Lay Dying
  • During his initial meetings with Lowenstein, Tom is reluctant to disclose many details of their dysfunctional family's secrets.  - The Prince of Tides
  • The story takes place in the early 21st century against a background of an overpopulated Earth with a violent, dysfunctional society.  - I Will Fear No Evil
  • Mathilda lives with her dysfunctional family in an apartment down the hall.  - Léon: The Professional

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