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Tumultuous vs Dysfunctional - What's the difference?

tumultuous | dysfunctional |

As adjectives the difference between tumultuous and dysfunctional

is that tumultuous is noisy and disorderly while dysfunctional is functioning incorrectly or abnormally.

tumultuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Noisy and disorderly
  • Causing tumult

    • dysfunctional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Functioning incorrectly or abnormally.

    • Usage notes

    Used frequently in regard to social functioning: dysfunctional family'', ''dysfunctional behavior.

    Antonyms

    * eufunctional * functional

    Derived terms

    * dysfunctionality * dysfunctionally

    Related terms

    * dysfunction (noun)