adjustment
noun
the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.
misadjustment
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a word derived from
adjustment.
Example Sentences
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I went below, and discovered that a slight misadjustment was the cause.
From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by J. Hamilton Fyfe
Temptation follows the line of exaggeration, misuse, misadjustment, wrong motive.
From Quiet Talks about Jesus by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
Pain is beneficial, because it lets us know that there is some misadjustment to our environment, and thereby warns us to remove or cease doing what is proving injurious.
From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education
A portion of the commercial and financial troubles is probably due to some "wider misadjustment of labor and capital" than can be rectified by one country, and requires broad and sound statesmanship.
From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various
