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maladjustment
noun mal·ad·just·ment \-ˈjəs(t)-mənt\
Definition of MALADJUSTMENT
: poor, faulty, or inadequate adjustment
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First Known Use of MALADJUSTMENT
1833
Medical Dictionary
maladjustment
noun mal·ad·just·ment \ˌmal-ə-ˈjəs(t)-mənt\
Medical Definition of MALADJUSTMENT
: poor, faulty, or inadequate adjustment; especially : failure to reach a satisfactory adjustment between one's desires and the conditions of one's life <emotional maladjustments> <symptoms of maladjustment…in early childhood—Psychological Abstracts>
—mal·ad·just·ed \-əd\ adjective
—mal·ad·jus·tive \-iv\ adjective
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