maladjustment

Noun

Meaning

A bad adjustment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

derangement depression mania neurosis misfit variance disagreement aberration madness disparity insanity discrepancy psychosis paranoia mismatch
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Antonyms

alignment aptness mental balance mental soundness balanced mind healthy psychological state
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Hypernyms

personality disorder

Phrases with the word

social maladjustment

Examples

The economic difficulty of the modern world is not shortage of materials but the organization of their exchange and distribution; distress arises, not from scarcity but from dislocation and maladjustment. Norman Angell

The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. Martin Luther King Jr.

Close letter words and terms

maladjusted maladjusted individuals maladjustive maladminister maladministration maladministrator