Iain Duncan Smith

With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be put on an entirely different track - one which sees them move into fulfilling and sustainable work. In doing so, they will pull themselves out of poverty.

British Politician

Jeremy Grantham

The market is incredibly inefficient and capable on rare occasions of being utterly dysfunctional. And people have a really hard time getting their brain around that fact. They want to believe that it's approximately efficient almost all the time, and it simply isn't true.

British Businessman

Jennifer Gilmore

The world is a dysfunctional place in so many ways. It is unstable. So even though that chaos can be reflected in our own homes, I suppose we have to fight that by creating our own versions of safety, which can also turn into ignoring the state of the world.

American Novelist

Jeff Foxworthy

If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang near royalty.

American Comedian

Zephyr Teachout

Congress is corrupt, gridlocked, broken, dysfunctional. It's not working and we need it working again. It's not going to get fixed by people who are deeply, in one way or another, inside this really broken system.

American Lawyer

James Caan

I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships.

American Actor

Gaby Hoffmann

Playing dysfunctional characters or crazy characters is only fun if they're well written. So I have been lucky enough to be asked to play crazy people who are very well written.

American Actress

Jan Karon

The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our world.

American Writer

Warren Farrell

I've always been motivated to stop people from doing dysfunctional things.

Molly Bloom

The motivations I had for being successful were somewhat dysfunctional.

American Author

Use 'dysfunction' to describe everyday things that aren't working right, not just technical or scientific issues.

Non-technical Use

'Dysfunction' implies something is off that prevents a system from working as it should.

Impacts Functionality

This word can be used in various contexts, from machinery to organizational processes.

Broader Context

In medicine, 'dysfunction' is specific to problems with bodily systems or organs.

Medical Condition

Use 'dysfunction' to describe when a part of the body isn't working to its full capacity.

Impaired Performance

When used in medical context, 'dysfunction' sounds clinical and technical.

Clinical Tone

'Dysfunction' can describe unhealthy dynamics in relationships, often serious.

Relationship Problems

It can also refer to problems within larger social systems like communities or institutions.

Social Issues

Using 'dysfunction' about relationships often carries an implied emotional burden.

Emotional Weight

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The truth about unwanted...

 dysfunctional background are more vulnerable to recruitment by violent extremists or the women and the girls that are being lured over by predators who have this idea that they're going to meet their jihadi prints on the other side girls who are cooped up at home who

An inside look at...

 his dream job, and he said that he had quit his job because of me, because I had made him feel so safe and loved that he didn't need to prove himself on Wall Street anymore, and he just wanted to get out of the city and away from his abusive, dysfunctional family,

Why domestic violence...

 were not adjacent, then injuring the area connecting them might result in a special type of language loss, now known as receptive aphasia. Wernicke's connectionist model helped explain disorders that didn't result from the dysfunction of just one area.

The great brain debate -...

 Acute exposures overwhelm the body's natural ability to repair the damage. This can trigger cancers, cellular dysfunction, and potentially even death. Fortunately, acute exposures are rare, but we are exposed daily to lower levels of ionizing radiation

Is radiation dangerous?...

 including acne, hair loss, sexual dysfunction, headaches, muscle tension, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, and irritability. So, what does all this mean for you? Your life will always be filled with stressful situations.

How stress affects your...

 I can only find cheese. I'm sorry. So there it is. Block reform. Because there is an economy here, an economy of influence, an economy with lobbyists at the center which feeds on polarization. It feeds on dysfunction.

We the People, and the...

 I stumbled across another opportunity, and I earned my first acting role in a film. I can hardly find the words to describe the peace I felt when I was acting. My dysfunctional self could actually plug in

Embracing otherness,...

 Once upon a time, the world was a big, dysfunctional family. It was run by the great and powerful parents, and the people were helpless and hopeless naughty children.

Heather Brooke: My...

 childhood I came from a pretty dysfunctional family and so when I was dancing I was never afraid I could be a

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