maldistribution

[ mal-dis-truh-byoo-shuhn ]

noun

1. bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.

maldistribution

/ ˌmældɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən /

noun

1. faulty, unequal, or unfair distribution (as of wealth, business, etc)

Other Words From

• mal·dis·trib·ut·ed [mal-di-, strib, -y, uh, -tid], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of maldistribution¹

First recorded in 1890–95; mal- + distribution

Example Sentences

He accused certain governments, pharmaceutical companies, and public health policies of favoring the “maldistribution of medical technologies.”

From Literature

There’s no justification for that kind of maldistribution and none of us are smart enough to say we deserve that much more than that for everybody else.

From Washington Post

We've fragmented ourselves in part socio-economically with the maldistribution of opportunity... but also with a kind of identity politics or tribal politics which forgets the 'e pluribus unum,' which forgets the collective enterprise, the unity of purpose.

From Fox News

“Rather than using the crisis as the means to reform the problematic high-fee structures and maldistribution of childcare services – let alone needed reforms to very low pay rates – good PR appears to be the aim.”

From The Guardian

As areas that subsist on agriculture become less livable, the increasing exodus of rural Americans to cities may exacerbate the perennial issue of geographic maldistribution, in which physicians flock to the New York-Presbyterian and Massachusetts General hospitals of the country, leaving rural and underserved urban regions devoid of services.

From Scientific American