maladjusted
adjective
mal·ad·just·ed
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Definition of maladjusted
: poorly or inadequately adjusted
specifically
: lacking harmony with one's environment from failure to adjust one's desires to the conditions of one's life
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The maladjusted lothario also has many a dalliance with a particular strain of misogyny: the cutting and manipulative digs at past lovers that some of the rapper’s fans rush to freebase. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "The Cathartic Symphony of Future’s Beast Mode 2," 6 July 2018 What kind of maladjusted narcissist thinks being credited with a $3.1 billion fortune is unfair? — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, "Is Trump Lashing Out Because He Got Bumped 92 Spots on Forbes’s Rich List?," 18 Oct. 2017 Brie Larson plays the adult Jeannette and does a compelling job in conveying a woman torn between her disturbing, maladjusted childhood and her independent life as a successful magazine writer in New York City. — Cincinnati.com, "Column: Hard to see novel truth in ‘The Glass Castle’," 6 Sep. 2017 She has been dinged up a few times: a red chest from a maladjusted pack and a thorn in her foot pad. — Ned Rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, "On an Alaska adventure, a good dog can make all the difference," 22 July 2017 Alongside the traditional sheet music and socially maladjusted students are electronic keyboards, mixing software, and MIDI files. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "At the School of the Future, Everyone’s in AV Club," 1 Nov. 2004These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maladjusted.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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maladjusted
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of maladjusted
: not able to deal with other people in a normal or healthy way
See the full definition for maladjusted in the English Language Learners Dictionary
maladjusted
adjective
mal·ad·just·ed
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Kids Definition of maladjusted
: not able to deal with other people in a normal or healthy way
a maladjusted person