unhappy family
definitions
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A group of related individuals experiencing conflict, lack of affection, or emotional distress within their domestic unit.fr: Une famille malheureuse
examples
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And in the center of this unhappy family was Paul, caught between his mother's ambitions and his father's indifference.
Et au centre de cette famille malheureuse se trouvait Paul, pris entre les ambitions de sa mère et l'indifférence de son père.