maladjustment

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English

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Etymology

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From mal- +‎ adjustment.

Noun

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maladjustment (countable and uncountable, plural maladjustments)

  1. A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism.
  2. (psychology) The inability to adapt oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life.