Definition Synonyms
Definition of maladaptive - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
psychologyTECH. showing inadequate mental adaptation to a situationTECH.
- His maladaptive behavior made social interactions difficult.
2.
evolutionTECH. showing inadequate evolutionary adaptation to an environmentTECH.
- The maladaptive trait reduced the species' survival rate.
Origin of maladaptive
Latin, malus (bad) + adaptare (to fit)
Terms with maladaptive included in their meaning
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psychology
inflexible and maladaptive behavior patterns
general semantics
maladaptive mental state not clinical insanity
Examples of maladaptive in a sentence
Therapists work to change maladaptive thought patterns. The maladaptive behavior hindered the animal's ability to thrive. Their maladaptive response to stress affected their health.
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- French:inadapté, maladapté, ...
- German:maladaptiv, ...
- Italian:disadattivo, maladattivo, ...
- Spanish:desadaptativo, maladaptativo, ...
- Portuguese:desajustado, inadequado, ...
- Chinese:不适应的, 不合适的, ...
- Japanese:不適応な, 進化的に不利な, ...
- Arabic:سُوء التَّكَيُّف, غير متكيف, ...
- Hebrew:לֹא מִסְתַּגֵּל, לֹא מֻתְאָמָה, ...
- Russian:дезадаптивный, неприспособленный, ...
- Ukrainian:дезадаптивний, маладаптивний, ...
- Hindi:असमायोजित, अविकसित, ...
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