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View synonyms for maladjustment
maladjustment
[ mal-uh-juhst-muhnt ]
maladjustment
/ ˌmæləˈdʒʌstmənt /
noun
- psychol a failure to meet the demands of society, such as coping with problems and social relationships: usually reflected in emotional instability
- faulty or bad adjustment
maladjustment
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of maladjustment1
First recorded in 1825–35; mal- + adjustment
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Example Sentences
It was in those days that I first became critical of my life and burdened with a sense of error and maladjustment.
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Few people are really lazy, he thought: what we call laziness is merely maladjustment.
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Nor is there any à priori reason why there should not be from time to time such general maladjustment.
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Now if it be admitted that such maladjustment is possible, the balance can only lean one way.
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The maladies and defects which we detect in modern industry are but the measure of a present maladjustment.
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