adjustment
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3.3
- noun
- /əˈdʒʌstmənt/
:
adaptación
- Moving to a new city was a significant adjustment for her as she had to adapt to a different lifestyle.
- emotional adjustment
- social adjustment
- psychological adjustment
You know how has been the adjustment of moving from Oregon to LA.
- You know how has been the adjustment of moving from Oregon to LA.
- So Hollywood brings the best of the best and it's an adjustment people have to make.
- So the entire EV sector is going through a phase of adjustment of pain.
- I don't feel like it's been a super hard adjustment.
- But it's it, it's, it's, we're still in an adjustment.
- So we never had to really, like, deal with this massive adjustment.
- It was a real life adjustment.
Examples
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Listen, I realize that me moving in here and me living with you guys has been a pretty rough adjustment on all of us.
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Optimism about the future of the relationship predicted relationship status, adjustment to physical separation, and adjustment to breakup.
Academic text (2013) -
I realize that this is a huge adjustment for you.
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So Hollywood brings the best of the best and it's an adjustment people have to make.
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For Brett, it's not such an easy adjustment, though.
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It's just hard, you know, with Domenick leaving, it's just a big adjustment.
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I get that you're going through a rough time, that, uh, it's an adjustment period or whatever.
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Active coping leads to better adjustment to stressful events and better adjustment to college.
Academic text (2011) -
Despite the vast amount of research on parenting behavior and adolescent adjustment, several questions remain.
Academic text (2008) -
The secondary prevention of stroke is improved by lifestyle adjustment: stop smoking, exercise, obesity, what to eat.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.7
Becoming suited to new conditions like a new job or climate
7
5.3
To change actions or ideas to fit new conditions
2
6.5
Becoming used to a new climate, place or situation as your body and actions change
2
7.0
Getting used to a new climate, place, or altitude so your body works better
1
3.6
A short period when someone gets used to a change
1
7.5
Getting used to a repeated sound or situation so you react less
A process of changing to fit new conditions
Becoming used to something unpleasant or difficult
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
A change made to numbers to remove regular changes that happen each year
How Adjusted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adjustment comes from an old French word made of ad- 'to' and just 'right', the same root as the word just. So an adjustment is a change you make to bring things 'to right', which is why it means getting used to a new situation.