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Definition of Maladjustment
1. Noun. The condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability.
Generic synonyms: Personality Disorder
Definition of Maladjustment
1. n. A bad adjustment.
Definition of Maladjustment
1. Noun. A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism ¹
2. Noun. (psychology) The inability to adjust oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maladjustment
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Maladjustment
1. In the mental health professions, an inability to cope with the problems and challenges of everyday living. Origin: mal-+ adjust, fr. O.Fr. Adjuster, fr. L.L. Adjuxto, to put close to, + -ment (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maladjustment
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