maladjustment

n.

1. Faulty or inadequate adjustment, as in a machine.
2. Inability to adjust to the demands of interpersonal relationships and the stresses of daily living.

Inability to react successfully and satisfactorily to the demands of one's environment. Though the term applies to a wide range of biological and social conditions, it often implies an individual's failure to meet social or cultural expectations. In psychology, the term generally refers to unsatisfactory behavior patterns that cause anxiety and require psychotherapy.

(măl'ə-jŭst'mənt)
n.

1. Faulty or inadequate adjustment.
2. Inability to adjust to the demands of interpersonal relationships and the stresses of daily living.

IN BRIEF: Faulty ability to fit happily into the life around one.

I experienced an entire year of maladjustment because I did not feel well, and I was living away from my family.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability

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