how to pronounce dysfunctional
/dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl/
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dysfunctional is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of dysfunctional in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… it's just beyond dysfunctional um and …”
meaning of dysfunctional
Dysfunctional means not working properly.
dysfunctional frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word dysfunctional occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics dysfunctional can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that dysfunctional can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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