maladaptation
[ mal-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌmæl æd əpˈteɪ ʃən /
|
noun
incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation.
Nearby words
malacoplakia, malacopterygian, malacosis, malacostracan, malacotic, maladaptation, maladapted, maladaptive, maladdress, maladjusted, maladjustment
Origin of maladaptation
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples 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