maladjustive

An obsolete adjective describing something that is poorly adapted or adjusted to a situation or environment.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe algo que está mal adaptado o que no se ajusta adecuadamente a una situación o entorno; también puede referirse a una conducta que no favorece la adaptación o el bienestar.

1. Poorly adjusted C1 formal

   Describing a person or behavior that fails to adapt effectively to social, environmental, or psychological demands.

   • His maladjustive behavior made it difficult to keep a job.
   • The therapist identified several maladjustive patterns in her thinking.
   • Children from unstable homes may develop maladjustive coping strategies.

   🇪🇸Desadaptado

   Sinónimos: inadequatemaladjustednonadaptiveunadaptedunfit

   Antónimos: adaptableadaptiveadjustive

• more maladjustive comparative form
• most maladjustive superlative form