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maladjustment

mal·ad·just·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mal-uh-juhst-muh nt]
    • /ˌmæl əˈdʒʌst mənt/
    • /ˌmæl.əˈdʒʌs.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mal-uh-juhst-muh nt]
    • /ˌmæl əˈdʒʌst mənt/

Definitions of maladjustment word

  • noun maladjustment bad or unsatisfactory adjustment. 1
  • noun maladjustment A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism. 1
  • noun maladjustment person: dysfunction 1
  • noun maladjustment a failure to meet the demands of society, such as coping with problems and social relationships: usually reflected in emotional instability 0
  • noun maladjustment faulty or bad adjustment 0
  • noun maladjustment (psychology) The inability to adjust oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life. 0

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Origin of maladjustment

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; mal- + adjustment

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Parts of speech for Maladjustment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

maladjustment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

maladjustment usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for maladjustment

noun maladjustment

  • insanity — the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
  • depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
  • derangement — Derangement is the state of being mentally ill and unable to think or act in a controlled way.
  • lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
  • madness — the state of being mad; insanity.

Antonyms for maladjustment

noun maladjustment

  • sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
  • soundness — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
  • sanity — the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
  • normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
  • conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.

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