maladjusted

[ mal-uh-juhs-tid ]

adjective

1. badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, adjusted, especially in relationship to one's social circumstances, environment, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maladjusted¹

First recorded in 1880–85; mal- + adjusted

Example Sentences

While Curb Your Enthusiasm has long become set in its ways, it’s retained its caustic bite, thanks entirely to its impressive ability to keep concocting creative ways to torment the socially maladjusted Larry.

From The Daily Beast

And within the first minutes, a maladjusted designer is weeping over a personal matter.

From The Daily Beast

Within the first minutes, a maladjusted designer is weeping over a personal matter.

From The Daily Beast

During the 40-year period the film covers, the Edies evolve into a single maladjusted organism.

From The Daily Beast

Old schoolmates remember him as “a nice guy, but a bit maladjusted.”

From The Daily Beast

Molly Jong-Fast is the author of the weirdly popular cult novel Normal Girl and Girl Maladjusted.

From The Daily Beast

From a multi-dialed console Ann verbally transmitted a new personality directly into the maladjusted mind.

From Project Gutenberg

"The last fiscal mental health report showed the percentage of maladjusted—" She laughed throatily.

From Project Gutenberg

And he was not adjusting at all when he came back, so he was very maladjusted.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, certainly from his whole situation I would conclude that he was maladjusted.

From Project Gutenberg

Had you had the impression that, or did you have the impression that he was generally a maladjusted person?

From Project Gutenberg