maladjustment

ˌmæləˈdʒʌstmənt

Definition

Definition of maladjustment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotional

TECH.

inability to cope with normal life stresses

TECH.

Her maladjustment was evident in her anxiety.

disorder

dysfunction

imbalance

psychology

TECH.

poor adjustment to social or environmental demands

TECH.

His maladjustment led to difficulties in school.

dysfunction

imbalance

mechanics

TECH.

faulty adjustment of a mechanism or system

TECH.

The maladjustment of the gears caused the machine to fail.

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Origin of maladjustment

English, mal- (bad) + adjustment

Examples of maladjustment in a sentence

The therapist addressed his maladjustment issues.
Her maladjustment was evident in her social interactions.
A maladjustment in the engine led to overheating.
The maladjustment of the brakes caused erratic stopping.

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French:inadaptation, déréglage, ...
German:Fehlanpassung, ...
Italian:disadattamento, malfunzionamento, ...
Spanish:desajuste, mal ajuste, ...
Portuguese:desadaptação, desajuste, ...
Chinese:适应不良, 调整不当, ...
Japanese:不適応, 不順応, ...
Arabic:سُوءُ التَّكَيُّفِ, عدم التكيّف, ...
Hebrew:אִי הִסְתַּגְּלוּת, הִסְתַּגְּלוּת לְקוּיָה, ...
Russian:дезадаптация, неправильная регулировка, ...
Ukrainian:дезадаптація, неправильне налаштування, ...
Hindi:मनोविकार, असमायोजन, ...
Bengali:অসামঞ্জস্যতা, খারাপ মানিয়ে নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:desadaptació, desajustament, ...
Czech:maladaptace, nepřizpůsobenost, ...
Danish:maladaptation, dårlig tilpasning, ...
Dutch:onaangepastheid, verkeerde afstelling, ...
Greek:κακή προσαρμογή, κακή ρύθμιση, ...
Hungarian:alkalmazkodási zavar, maladaptáció, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនអាចសម្របខ្លួន, ការសម្របខ្លួនមិនបានល្អ, ...
Korean:부적응, 조정 불량, ...
Persian:ناتوانی در تطابق, ناسازگاری, ...
Polish:nieprzystosowanie, nieprawidłowe ustawienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desajuste, ...
Romanian:inadaptare, dezadaptare, ...
Swedish:anpassningssvårigheter, feljustering, ...
Thai:การปรับตัวไม่ดี, การไม่ปรับตัว, ...
Turkish:uyumsuzluk, hatalı ayarlama, ...
Vietnamese:sự không thích nghi, không thích nghi, ...

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