adj
Meaning 1
Adjusted badly or wrongly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
maladjusted
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CMU ARPABET: M AE2 L AH0 JH AH1 S T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
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verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of maladjust
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Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective
Meaning 4
poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a maladjusted child
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: adjusted
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not well adjusted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a maladjusted carburetor
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disturbed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English adjusted English maladjusted From mal- + adjusted.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неприспособен (neprisposoben) — Badly adjusted, unable to cope
- Spanish: inadaptado — Badly adjusted, unable to cope