Definition of Maladapted

1. Adjective. Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Maladapted

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maladapted

malacostomous
malacostraca
malacostracan
malacostracan crustacean
malacostracans
malacostracology
malacostracous
malacotic
malacotomy
malacotoon
malacozoa
malacozoic
malactic
maladaptation
maladaptations
maladapted (current term)
maladaptive
maladaptively
maladaptiveness
maladdress
maladie
maladie des jambes
maladies
maladious
maladjusted
maladjustive
maladjustment
maladjustments
maladminister

Literary usage of Maladapted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"On further and frequent exposure, however, overt symptoms can occur (maladapted phase); for example, headaches to wheat may be labeled migraine and treated ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"It is undoubtedly the case, then, that certain forms become maladapted and suffer extinction, though all through the ages the plant and animal census by no ..."

3. Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers by Diane Depanfilis (1992)
"Their maladapted behaviors are easily observed in their play. Indicators for use of play therapy are age of the child (preschool and early ..."

4. Character and Temperament by Joseph Jastrow (1921)
"The principle of maladapted stimulation may account for the disagreeableness of the "feel" of sandpaper or of chalk. The positive phase of the esthetics of ..."

5. Prison Suicide: An Overview & Guide to Prevention by Lindsay M. Hayes (1995)
"... when there is a sudden onset of specific symptoms, a recurrent outbreak of similar symptoms, or a recent increase in long-standing maladapted traits. ..."

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