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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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 relationshipsmaladjusted - emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder
3.maladjusted - not well adjustedmaladjusted - 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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Translations

maladjusted

[ˈmæləˈdʒʌstɪd] ADJ (Psych) → inadaptado
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maladjusted

[ˌmæləˈdʒʌstɪd] adjinadapté(e)
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maladjusted

adj (Psych, Sociol) → verhaltensgestört; psychologically maladjustedverhaltensgestört; emotionally maladjustedemotional gestört; maladjusted youthsfehlangepasste or nicht angepasste Jugendliche pl
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maladjusted

[ˌmæləˈdʒʌstɪd] adj (Psych) → disadattato/a
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maladjusted

a. inadaptado-a, incapaz de adaptarse al medio social y de soportar tensiones.
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They play a kind of arena-rock styled '80s hair metal with a heavy dose of Spinal Tap-esque miscues: tangled cords that stopped the show, falling mic stands, members falling over while playing--gotta have balance to rock those platforms--broken strings, maladjusted guitar straps requiring assistance and multiple drum-stand jumps and kicks, wrapped in tight leopard print and shiny pants.
Since this is so, it also follows that the individual reflects that social framework, and thus an analysis of individual personalities, particularly the extreme types that we call maladjusted, enables us to gain a peculiarly keen insight into those social and cultural forces that shape the lives of all of us as individuals.
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Many Catholics understand that priests, teachers and police can be mentally ill or chronically maladjusted. What many Catholics have been angry about is not so much the sickness of individuals but the lack of sound management on the part of some of our leaders.
I'm not sure at what point SGM Lamb became everyone's favorite whipping boy, but it sure seems like a lot of maladjusted moaners have been raking him over the coals lately.