maladaptation

[ mal-ad-uhp-tey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation.

Origin of maladaptation

1
First recorded in 1875–80; mal- + adaptation

Words Nearby maladaptation

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