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单词 maladjustment
释义 mal·adjustment
\“+\ noun
Etymology: mal- (I) + adjustment
: poor, faulty, or inadequate adjustment: as
 a. : failure (of a mechanical part) to assume the proper, exact, or conforming position for adequate functioning
  < the clutch is subject to … maladjustments upon use — Joseph Heitner >
 b. : a state of disharmony, imbalance, or disequilibrium
  < maladjustment between the customs of the East and the innovations of the West — Orient Book World >
  < maladjustment between urban standards and rural poverty — Peter Scott >
  < maladjustment in production and consumption with attendant unemployment, poverty, and waste — J.A.Hobson >
 c. : lack of harmony between the individual and his environment from failure to reach a satisfactory adjustment between one's desires and the conditions of one's life
  < emotional maladjustments >
  < sexual maladjustment >
  < symptoms of maladjustment … in early childhood — Psychological Abstracts >
 d. : an irregularity or anomaly resulting from economic instability
  < maladjustments … of the world wheat industry — A.F.Vass >
  < maladjustments and inequities in wage rates — H.S.Truman >
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