maladjustive

• Adjectif désuet décrivant quelque chose de mal adapté ou de peu approprié à une situation ou à un environnement.

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

1. Poorly adjustedC1formal

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

   Inadapté

   • 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.

   Synonymesinadequatemaladjustednonadaptiveunadaptedunfit

   Antonymesadaptableadaptiveadjustive