maladjustment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-?

Proto-Italic *malos

Latin malus

Latin maleder.

Old French mal-

English mal-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-u

Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu

Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos

Proto-Italic *jowos

Old Latin *iowos, *iowez-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Old Latin -tus

Old Latin iovestos

Latin iūstusbor.

Old French juste

French juste

French ajuster

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -ment

Middle French -ment

French -ment

French ajustementbor.

English adjustment

English maladjustment

From mal- + adjustment.

Noun

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.