dysfunctional

[ dis-fuhngk-shuh-nl ]

/ dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃə nl /

not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.

having a malfunctioning part or element: It is hard to get bills through a dysfunctional congress.

behaving or acting outside social norms: All the siblings in their extremely dysfunctional family lost contact as adults.

OTHER WORDS FROM dysfunctional

dys·func·tion·al·ly, adverb

These young adults have voluntarily checked out of a political system they consider corrupt and dysfunctional.

When Will We See a #Millennial Congress? |Linda Killian |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This is a story that celebrates difference, as opposed to the story of a dysfunctional kid.

The Brit Who Stormed Broadway |Tim Teeman |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The family was close, “in a crazy kind of dysfunctional way,” he says.

Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway? |Tim Teeman |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Their interest, as ever, is in pushing the perception that Washington is dysfunctional.

Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout |Michael Tomasky |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The populist anger at Washington incumbents in this election is directed at the dysfunctional divisions in DC.

The Kansas Independent Who Could Control the Senate |John Avlon |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is this unaccomplished, uneasy metamorphosis that tore the social fabric of CEE apart, rendering it poisoned and dysfunctional.

After the Rain |Sam Vaknin
The West knew that these institutions were dysfunctional – but not to which breathtaking extent.

After the Rain |Sam Vaknin

dysfunctional

/ (dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl) /

med (of an organ or part) not functioning normally

(esp of a family) characterized by a breakdown of normal or beneficial relationships between members of the group