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Meaning of "maladaptation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALADAPTATION

maladaptation  [ˌmælædæpˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALADAPTATION

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pronoun
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Maladaptation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MALADAPTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Maladaptation

A maladaptation is a trait that is more harmful than helpful. It is a term used when discussing both humans and animals in fields such as evolutionary biology, biology, psychology, sociology, and other fields where adaptation and responsive change may occur. Like adaptation, it may be viewed as occurring over geological time, or within the lifetime of one individual or a group. It can also signify an adaptation that, whilst reasonable at the time, has become less and less suitable and more of a problem or hindrance in its own right, as time goes on. This is because it is possible for an adaptation to be poorly selected or become less appropriate or even become on balance more of a dysfunction than a positive adaptation, over time. Note that the concept of maladaptation, as initially discussed in a late 19th-century context, is based on a flawed view of evolutionary theory. It was believed that an inherent tendency for an organism's adaptations to degenerate would translate into maladaptations soon become crippling if not "weeded out".

Definition of maladaptation in the English dictionary

The definition of maladaptation in the dictionary is the failure to adapt properly to a new situation or environment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALADAPTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALADAPTATION

malacophily
malacophyllous
malacopterygian
malacostracan
malacostracous
maladapted
maladaptive
maladaptively
maladdress
maladies
maladjusted
maladjustive
maladjustment
maladminister
maladministration
maladministrator
maladroit
maladroitly
maladroitness
malady

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALADAPTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of maladaptation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maladaptation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALADAPTATION

Find out the translation of maladaptation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maladaptation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maladaptation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

适应不良
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mala adaptación
570 millions of speakers

English

maladaptation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

maladaptation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء التكيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неправильная адаптация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desadaptação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

maladaptation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´inadaptation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maladaptasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fehlanpassung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不適応
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부적응
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maladaptasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

maladaptation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறுமுறைக் கடைப்பிடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गैरव्यवहार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adapte olamama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disadattamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzystosowaniem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неправильна адаптація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maladaptation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακατάλληλη προσαρμογή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maladaptation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

missanpassning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maladaptation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maladaptation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALADAPTATION»

The term «maladaptation» is normally little used and occupies the 129.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALADAPTATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maladaptation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALADAPTATION»

Discover the use of maladaptation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maladaptation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eating Disorders as a Case Study of Cultural Maladaptation
Evolutionary theories of human behavior differ on the cause of biologically maladaptive human culture and behavior.
Kevin Eric Sheridan, 2007
2
Concussive Brain Trauma: Neurobehavioral Impairment & ...
With six additional chapters, this edition covers: Post-concussive syndrome, biomechanical causes of trauma, and acute and chronic phases of co-morbid brain and somatic injury The physiological basis for behavior and posttraumatic ...
Rolland S. Parker, 2011
3
Exercise Physiology for Health, Fitness, and Performance
If overreaching is planned and recovery is sufficient, positive adaptation results; if overreaching is accompanied by insufficient recovery and additional overload, overtraining will result. performance, not maladaptation, result. If, however ...
Sharon Plowman, Denise Smith, 2007
4
Alcohol and the Family: Research and Clinical Perspectives
In research with children of alcoholics, we can also shift our focus from describing what alcoholism or psychosocial maladaptation is to how it emerges and transforms over time. Shifting the focus will enable us to understand the self- generated ...
R. Lorraine Collins, Kenneth E. Leonard, John Steven Searles, 1990
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Sick Societies
It is impossible to be certain, but it seems likely that the majority of anthropologists would reject the idea that cultural maladaptation is common, and some vigorously reject the idea that it occurs at all. And it is almost certain that a large majority ...
Robert B. Edgerton, 2010
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Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles
9.2.1 MALADAPTATION TO CAPTIVITY In herpetology, the focus on this issue has largely centred on the so-called 'maladaptation syndrome', presented and discussed by Cowan (1980). Here, the emphasis is on non-specific degenerative  ...
Clifford Warwick, F.L. Frye, J.B. Murphy, 2001
7
Developmental Psychopathology, Risk, Disorder, and Adaptation
MALADAPTATION: THE EMERGENCE OF BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY In keeping with the dynamic systems concepts of equifinality and multifinality (Cicchetti & Rogosch, 1996), multiple pathways to adaptation and ...
Dante Cicchetti, Donald J. Cohen, 2006
8
Maladaptation
Sixteen-year-old Marley Kurtz is an incurable bookworm who is sent to a program for "maladapted" youth in Loweville, Colorado after his parents discover he has been having an affair with a man forty-three years his senior.
L. A. Fields, 2009
9
The Social Ecology of Resilience: A Handbook of Theory and ...
Two groups in our sample that were identified as being particularly at risk for maladaptation included those individuals who had experienced maltreatment as children and those who were predicted to drop-out of high school. Thirty-seven ...
Michael Ungar, 2011
10
Climate Adaptation Futures
7. Minimising. the. risk. of. maladaptation: a. framework. for. analysis. JON. BARNETT1AND. SAFFRON. J. O'NEILL2. 1 Department of Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia 2 College of Life and ...
Jean Palutikof, Sarah L. Boulter, Andrew J. Ash, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALADAPTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maladaptation is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Metacognitive Perspective on Mindfulness: An Empirical …
In summary, the present analysis indicated that the extent to which mindfulness is linked to maladaptation largely reflects metacognition. «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
2
Dot Earth | In Paris, Scientists Chart Varied Paths to a Sustainable …
“The first thing is to stop doing maladaptation,” he said. You can get a sense of the dizzyingly prismatic nature of the event by visiting Slideshare ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Why we need to rethink 'maladaptation'
Maladaptation” is a hot topic in the climate change community. With increasing global attention and finance being poured into adaptation, ... «Devex, Jun 15»
4
The political economy of climate adaptation
Adaptation can even require further adaptation — responding to the negative impacts of an earlier adaptation effort (maladaptation). Analysts ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
5
Man United need to sign big, but not in the areas you think
Youthful inexperience, individual errors, injuries and maladaptation to Van Gaal's formation and tactics are all blame-able to various degrees. «FootballFanCast.com, Jun 15»
6
North-South divide on food security and climate change
... of climate impact as well as the interaction between different agricultural and ecological systems increases the chances of maladaptation. «New Straits Times Online, Jun 15»
7
Countdown to Paris: 10 climate concerns related to forests and land …
... in a new agreement will be that it may prevent mitigation actions from having negative impacts on adaptation (maladaptation) and vice versa. «Forests News, Center for International Forestry Research, May 15»
8
The Mystery of Kangaroo Adoptions
It may be a maladaptation. To understand why some kangaroos adopted joeys, King and her colleagues looked for evidence that adoption ... «National Geographic, May 15»
9
Korean army says shooting spree was premeditated
"When he was serving in the army, he was classified as a soldier in need of special care due to depression and maladaptation. He was also ... «Arirang News, May 15»
10
Genetically integrated traits and rugged adaptive landscapes in …
... constraints on adaptation or even maladaptation [1],[29]-[31]. Artificial selection experiments can be useful for examining constraints [30],[32], ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Maladaptation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/maladaptation>. Apr 2024 ».
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