maladaptation
[ mal-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌmæl æd əpˈteɪ ʃən /
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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Example sentences from the Web for maladaptation
For 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