The phrase "a cycle of dysfunction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a repetitive pattern of unhealthy or problematic behavior within a system, group, or relationship.
Example: "The family was trapped in a cycle of dysfunction, where each generation repeated the mistakes of the previous one."
Alternatives: "a pattern of dysfunction" or "a loop of dysfunction".
The Knicks, bound in a cycle of perpetual dysfunction, are charging hard down the I-95 corridor, becoming a legitimate threat to the throne.
Some might see it as a doomed cycle of dysfunction, others as a championing of romance replete with all its flaws.
Is the state subsidising the destructive lives of people who are themselves the offspring of failed state intervention, thereby creating an accelerating cycle of dysfunction and dependence?
A recent study reported that lamina cribrosa cells in the optic nerve head (ONH) from glaucomatous human patients showed increased ROS production, impaired mitochondrial function and elevated cytosolic Ca2+, suggesting that a cycle of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and dysregulation of calcium homeostasis may contribute to the pathogenesis of ONH degeneration in glaucoma.
Last week saw the release of a government-commissioned report which found that early intervention in a child's development would break the cycle of "dysfunction and under-achievement".
Early intervention will improve the lives of vulnerable children and help break the cycle of "dysfunction and under-achievement", a report by Labour MP Graham Allen says.
Deepening the wedge in the influential conservative caucus may become central to finding a new GOP speaker who can lead the divided majority and end the cycle of dysfunction that is damaging the party's standing with voters ahead the 2016 presidential election.
Reforming the budget system in a way that allows for automatic continuing resolutions when the two parties reach an impasse, and doing away with the debt ceiling altogether, would do more to break the cycle of dysfunction than anything else.
Focusing on the psychosis raised my anxiety level, which didn't let me sleep, which continued the cycle of dysfunction.
