According to dictionary.com, dysfunctional means not performing normally as an organ or structure of the body, having a malfunctioning part or element, behaving or acting outside social norms.

This last thought, 'behaving or acting outside social norms', is the focus of our discourse because it is a social discourse that dwells on the things we do daily, the activities we engage in and how we create and use the society we both create and are a part of.