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The phrase "a tableau of dysfunction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or environment that vividly illustrates chaos or disarray, often in a dramatic or artistic way.
Example: "The family reunion turned into a tableau of dysfunction, with arguments erupting over dinner and old grievances resurfacing."
Alternatives: "a picture of chaos" or "a scene of disorder".
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A visit to Lily (Allison Janney), a former boss of Verona's who lives in Phoenix, reveals a tableau of vulgar suburban dysfunction: fat, sullen kids; wildly inappropriate language; daytime drinking; and free-floating political paranoia (courtesy of Lily's husband, played by Jim Gaffigan).
And once a show pulls the curtain back on that tableau of dysfunction, no number of promos showing anchors convulsed with laughter and hugging one another can erase it.
Carpenter had indeed created a tableau of the cabinet meeting.
It is a tableau of the frontier sublime.
The road was a tableau of destruction.
His office is a tableau of serenity.
The convention was not a tableau of harmony.
As in "The Hangover," each features a tableau of unconscious characters in a room in disarray.
He begins by staging a tableau of performers posed by their pile of presents.
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