maladjusted
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mal·ad·just·ed
(măl′ə-jŭs′tĭd)adj.
1. Poorly adjusted: a maladjusted carburetor.
2. Inadequately adjusted to the demands or stresses of daily living.
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maladjusted
(ˌmæləˈdʒʌstɪd)adj
1. (Psychology) psychol suffering from maladjustment
2. badly adjusted
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mal•ad•just•ed
(ˌmæl əˈdʒʌs tɪd)adj.
badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, esp. to one's social circumstances, environment, etc.
[1880–85]
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Adj. | 1. | maladjusted - poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living; "a maladjusted child" psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life adjusted - adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability |
2. | maladjusted - emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder | |
3. | maladjusted - not well adjusted; "a maladjusted carburetor" unadjusted - not altered to fit certain requirements; "an unadjusted figure of 8.5 percent"; "the unadjusted clock is running fast"; |
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maladjusted
adjective disturbed, hung-up (slang), alienated, unstable, estranged, neurotic a school for maladjusted children
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maladjusted
adj (Psych, Sociol) → verhaltensgestört; psychologically maladjusted → verhaltensgestört; emotionally maladjusted → emotional gestört; maladjusted youths → fehlangepasste or nicht angepasste Jugendliche pl
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maladjusted
[ˌmæləˈdʒʌstɪd] adj (Psych) → disadattato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
maladjusted
a. inadaptado-a, incapaz de adaptarse al medio social y de soportar tensiones.
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