maladapted

Examples

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• Cult leaders are usually socially maladapted, delusional, or psychopaths.

  Blog text (20)

• But maladapted immigrants in the West also turn to militancy, and troubled individuals desperate for emotional freedom seek shelter in the crowd to avoid responsibility while indulging.

  Academic text (2015)

• They're all kind of maladapted individuals trying to figure out where they fit in.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• Surely you've got a slightly maladapted series of offspring.

• His maladapted behavior made it hard for him to form friendships with his peers.

• The therapist explained how her maladapted coping strategies were affecting her relationships.

Synonyms

M

maladjusted

vsmaladapted

• Specialized

5 8.1

Having trouble dealing with feelings and making friends

involves harmful or ineffective strategies rather than mere difficulty coping

M

maladaptive

vsmaladapted

• Specialized

2 8.4

A way of behaving that does not help and causes problems

involves ineffective coping that harms social and emotional adjustment

U

unadaptive

vsmaladapted

1 7.8

Not able to change when facing new conditions

centres on harmful coping in social situations rather than plain nonresponse

M

maladjustive

vsmaladapted

• Specialized

9.9

Having trouble dealing with a situation or its demands

focuses on harmful coping instead of simple inadequate adaptation

Antonyms

W

well-adjusted

24 4.4

Emotionally healthy and able to handle daily life problems

A

adapted

19 3.7

Changed to fit a particular use or situation

How Adaptive

adaptive

35 4.9

adapted

19 3.7

unadapted

1 7.3

maladapted

• Specialized

1 7.6

maladaptive

• Specialized

2 8.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology