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maladjusted en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of maladjust
    form of maladjust

maladjusted en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English adjusted English maladjusted From mal- + adjusted.

Meanings

  1. Adjusted badly or wrongly.
    • In practice, the most frequently encountered problems relate to maladjusted monitors, which affect the display of images, […] 2019, R. Brad Abrahams, Walter Huda, William F Sensakovic, Imaging Physics Case Review E-Book, page 318:
  2. Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
    • Throughout my career as a music journalist, I've often found myself sharing the same orbit as some of the more maladjusted talents of the late 20th century, but nothing could have prepared me for the time I spent with Serge Gainsbourg, the louche, turtle-eyed genius of la chanson Française, little more than two years before his death. 2006 April 15, Nick Kent, “What a drag”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • Before he died, James Halliday (Mark Rylance), the hermit-like, socially maladjusted tech genius who created The Oasis, hid an Easter egg somewhere in the circuitry, scattering bread crumbs that lead to its location. Find the egg, and the mogul’s fortune—along with total control of his digital fiefdom—is yours. It’s the ultimate capitalist scavenger hunt! 2018 March 26, A. A. Dowd, “Steven Spielberg Finds Fun, and maybe even a Soul, in the Pandering Pastiche of Ready Player One”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 31 May 2018:

Forms

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more maladjusted Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most maladjusted Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (2)

es inadaptado (Badly adjusted, unable to cope) · bg неприспособен (Badly adjusted, unable to cope)