The adjective MALADJUSTED has 3 senses:
1. poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living
2. emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
3. not well adjusted
Familiarity information: MALADJUSTED used as an adjective is uncommon
Maladjusted was created on 1997-08-11.
The root word of maladjusted is just. The meaning of just is to join.
"His maladjusted psyche was not up to the strain of the new crisis, and he snapped."
Maladjusted young boys can often turn to crime.
The prefix in the word maladjusted is mal-. This prefix means bad.
The spoilt child was totally maladjusted to the discipline of boarding school and was eventually sent home.
He has a very maladjusted family; The only time they converse is when everyone is under the influence of alcohol.
The Maladjusted - 2013 was released on: USA: 11 July 2013 (theatrical premiere)
The maladjusted factors that are inherent in economic life include siblings rivalry, siblings rebellion, and other social and learning aspects.
For a machine, maladjusted means badly set up or faulty. For a person it means that there is an inability to meet the demands of interpersonal relationships and the stresses of daily living.
A sentence for the word maladjusted: I'm adjusting to a serious maladjustment. This sentence is actually used in Andrew Clements book Things not Seen. Fantastic book!
mal? malabsorbtion, maladjusted, malady...