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maladaptation
[ mal-ad-uhp-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌmæl æd əpˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation.
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Origin of maladaptation
First recorded in 1875–80; mal- + adaptation
Words nearby maladaptation
malacoplakia, malacopterygian, malacosis, malacostracan, malacotic, maladaptation, maladapted, maladaptive, maladdress, maladjusted, maladjustment
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How to use maladaptation in a sentence
Neufeldt pointed out that failure to prepare for increasing climate risks could lead to “maladaptation,” or actions that worsen climate impacts by increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
The world doesn’t spend nearly enough preparing for climate disasters, U.N. report says|Sarah Kaplan, Kasha Patel, Brady Dennis|November 4, 2021|Washington PostFor nothing can be clearer than that Nature is full of cruelty and maladaptation.
Out of that maladaptation and the discontent and rebellion will arise her neurosis.
The Nervous Housewife|Abraham Myerson