dysfunctional family

collocation in English

meaningsofdysfunctionalandfamily

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dysfunctional
adjective
uk
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/us
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/
not behaving or ...
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family
noun
uk
/ˈfæm.əl.i/us
/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofdysfunctionalandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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More research is needed to assess the impact of comprehensive prevention programs focused on 2- and 3year-olds with early symptoms of externalizing problems residing indysfunctionalfamilysettings.
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That amounts to the same thing since a youngster is not in care normally unless he has adysfunctionalfamily.
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If the parents are sent to gaol, it is likely that the children will be taken into care, thus adding another problem to an alreadydysfunctionalfamily.
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He hates hisdysfunctionalfamilylife, but at times is capable of showing considerable filial emotions and loyalty.
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He hurriedly sketched out his version of adysfunctionalfamily, and named the characters after his own family.
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A beautifully crafted story that provides the opportunity for insight into the particular problems of adysfunctionalfamily.
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It followed the lives of the members of adysfunctionalfamily, their maid and the doorman of the apartment building in which they lived.
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Like their reputation as a group of misfits, they act like adysfunctionalfamilyat times.
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A university librarian, poet, and complicated man, he has left behind a trail of unresolved issues, adysfunctionalfamily, and a disturbing mystery.
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His life in this state is a miserable affair, surrounded by uncaring doctors and his extremelydysfunctionalfamily.
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He s been married three times, had 24 girlfriends and is head of a totallydysfunctionalfamily.
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The three men come together and form a sort ofdysfunctionalfamilyto compete in this grand event.
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Estranged is an entertainingdysfunctionalfamilyshort, with talent behind every inch of film.
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The whole thing was a bigdysfunctionalfamily.
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Most of her neighbors wouldn't mind seeing her and her entiredysfunctionalfamilymove away and never come back.
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Alcoholism is one of the leading causes of adysfunctionalfamily.
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It is a comedy about a family business run by itsdysfunctionalfamilymembers.
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Her large,dysfunctionalfamilyand two local police officers search for her.
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From his birth to his upbringing in adysfunctionalfamily, this foreshadows the bad decisions he would make and his unpreparedness for life.
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It offers a look into her life and that of her charismatic butdysfunctionalfamily.
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