maladjusted

[mal-uh-juhs-tid] Example Sentences Origin

mal·ad·just·ed

[mal-uh-juhs-tid]
adjective
badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, especially in relationship to one's social circumstances, environment, etc.

Origin:
1880–85; mal- + adjusted
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example Sentences
  • Neither these dogs nor their owners should have to leave in fear of some maladjusted mutt with an equally maladjusted owner.
  • Companies may even lose business as a result of the actions of culturally maladjusted employees.
  • The findings contradict the notion of the school bully as maladjusted or aggressive by nature.
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World English Dictionary
maladjusted (ˌmæləˈdʒʌstɪd)
 
adj
1.  psychol suffering from maladjustment
2.  badly adjusted

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Word Origin & History

maladjusted
1886, from mal- (q.v.) + adjusted (see adjust).
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Medical Dictionary

maladjusted mal·ad·just·ed (māl'ə-jus'tĭd)
adj.
Inadequately adjusted to the demands or stresses of daily living.

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