Crossword clues for maladjustment
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maladjustment \Mal`ad*just"ment\, n. [Mal- + adjustment.] A bad adjustment.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1823, from mal- + adjustment.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism 2 (context psychology English) The inability to adjust oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life
WordNet
n. the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability
Usage examples of "maladjustment".
And in the face of the accumulating stresses created by the maladjustments of Versailles, this galaxy of humbugs to whom democracy had entrusted the direction of human beings--humbugs unavoidably, for the system insisted upon it regardless of the best intentions--was equally enigmatical and impotent.
You are a machine with certain maladjustments which I propose to correct.
I admit we're testing many so-called misfits to see if thwarted or yes, misunderstood, paranormal Talents are not partly responsible for their maladjustment.