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单词 misadapt
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misadaptv.

Brit. /ˌmɪsəˈdapt/, U.S. /ˌmɪsəˈdæpt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, adapt v.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + adapt v. Compare slightly later misadaptation n.
rare.
transitive. To adapt wrongly or badly.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > be unharmonious or incongruous with [verb (transitive)] > put out of harmony > misadapt or misadjust
misadjust1853
misadapt1862
1862 C. Crosland Mrs. Blake II. 307 By a gradual misapplication of ideas, some persons have grown to ‘mis~adapt’ the thought.
1873 Galaxy Sept. 428/1 An ‘original American comedy’, when not misadapted from the French, reads like an elongated farce.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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