maladjustment
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əˈdʒʌst noun
bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
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maladjustment (ˌmæləˈdʒʌstmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | psychol a failure to meet the demands of society, such as coping with problems and social relationships: usually reflected in emotional instability |
| 2. | faulty or bad adjustment |
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Medical Dictionary
maladjustment mal·ad·just·ment (māl'ə-jŭst'mənt)
n.
Faulty or inadequate adjustment.
Inability to adjust to the demands of interpersonal relationships and the stresses of daily living.
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Cultural Dictionary
maladjustment definition
Inability to react successfully and satisfactorily to the demands of one's environment. Though the term applies to a wide range of biological and social conditions, it often implies an individual's failure to meet social or cultural expectations. In psychology, the term generally refers to unsatisfactory behavior patterns that cause anxiety and require psychotherapy.
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Example sentences
Although they may have stemmed from personal maladjustment, they were central to his conduct as a politician.
They arise largely from the fact that the war itself was a manifestation of a larger maladjustment.
It sought to reduce a heinous act to social maladjustment.
Their maladjustment to poverty and the broken homes of their childhood results in stealing and serious crime as a way of life.
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