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adjusted

adjusted

3.2
Emotionally and socially stable in daily life
  • adjective
  • /əˈdʒʌstɪd/
translation icon : bien adaptado
  • Having supportive friends helped him turn into a welladjusted person despite his difficult upbringing.

They all say they're so much happier now, they're so much better adjusted.

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Examples

  • And then you've added another child to the home, another family member that's younger and he hasn't adjusted well to that.

  • You'd have been so much freer, probably be a much better adjusted person, wouldn't you?

  • And yeah, sounds like another well adjusted, nice person.

  • I was in the most well adjusted dream.

  • After years of therapy, she finally became a welladjusted individual who could handle life's challenges.

  • She is remarkably welladjusted, handling stress at work with ease and maintaining strong relationships.

Synonyms

well-adjusted
vsadjusted
20 4.4

Emotionally healthy and able to handle daily life problems

is a shorter form that emphasizes general social and emotional adaptation

Antonyms

91 4.4

A person whose mood or behavior changes suddenly

maladjusted
  • Specialized
4 8.1

Having trouble dealing with feelings and making friends

How Adjusted

well-adjusted
20 4.4
adjusted
3.2
maladjusted
  • Specialized
4 8.1

Surface Forms

adjusted positive

Morphology

adjusted = adjust (transparent) = adjust + ed

Derived from the verb 'adjust' meaning 'adapt'; 'adjusted' as 'well adapted or accustomed' follows regular participial adjective formation and is inferable.

Etymology

Adjusted used about a person comes from the parts ad- 'to' and just 'right', so it carries the idea of 'making things right'. A well-adjusted person has found the right balance and fits well into their situation.