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Assuming that man has a distinct spiritual nature, a soul, why should it be thought unnatural that under appropriate conditions of maladjustment, his soul might die before his body does; or that his soul might die without his knowing it?
Albert J. Nock

Meaning of "maladjustment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALADJUSTMENT

maladjustment  [ˌmæləˈdʒʌstmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALADJUSTMENT

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conjunction
determiner
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Maladjustment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALADJUSTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of maladjustment in the English dictionary

The definition of maladjustment in the dictionary is a failure to meet the demands of society, such as coping with problems and social relationships: usually reflected in emotional instability. Other definition of maladjustment is faulty or bad adjustment.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALADJUSTMENT


adjustment
əˈdʒʌstmənt
agistment
əˈdʒɪstmənt
arrestment
əˈrɛstmənt
blastment
ˈblɑːstmənt
disafforestment
ˌdɪsəˈfɒrɪstmənt
disinvestment
ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛstmənt
dismastment
dɪsˈmɑːstmənt
divestment
daɪˈvɛstmənt
encrustment
ɪnˈkrʌstmənt
encystment
ɛnˈsɪstmənt
enlistment
ɪnˈlɪstmənt
entrustment
ɪnˈtrʌstmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
overadjustment
ˌəʊvərəˈdʒʌstmənt
overinvestment
ˌəʊvərɪnˈvɛstmənt
readjustment
ˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt
reenlistment
ˌriːɪnˈlɪstmənt
reinvestment
ˌriːɪnˈvɛstmənt
underinvestment
ˌʌndərɪnˈvestmənt
vestment
ˈvɛstmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALADJUSTMENT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALADJUSTMENT

advertisement
allotment
apartment
appointment
assortment
commitment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
department
disappointment
enactment
fire department
fitment
graphic design department
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
the treatment
treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of maladjustment in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «maladjustment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALADJUSTMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

失调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inadaptación
570 millions of speakers

English

maladjustment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अव्यवस्था
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاختلال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дезадаптация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desajustamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামঁজস্যহীনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inadaptation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyelewengan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verhaltensstörung
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

Maladjustment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự lắp vào không khít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறுடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनियमितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyumsuzluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inadattabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedostosowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дезадаптація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inadaptare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδυναμία προσαρμογής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wanaanpassing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

missanpassning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mistilpasning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maladjustment

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

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QUOTES WITH «MALADJUSTMENT»

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Albert J. Nock
Assuming that man has a distinct spiritual nature, a soul, why should it be thought unnatural that under appropriate conditions of maladjustment, his soul might die before his body does; or that his soul might die without his knowing it?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALADJUSTMENT»

Discover the use of maladjustment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maladjustment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
I Won't Learn from You and Other Thoughts on Creative ...
Essays, previously published in somewhat different form by Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis.
Herbert R. Kohl, 1999
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A Parent's Guide to Developmental Delays: Recognizing and ...
A child is considered to have control over the maladjusted behavior, so in a way, social maladjustment is a form of "acting out" or withdrawing. The term "social maladjustment" usually refers to a behavior or behaviors that directly result from a  ...
Laurie LeComer, 2006
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Pathways to Maladjustment and Resilience in Inner-city ...
Brandi M. Jones. 1.3.3.8 Buffers The fact that only 25-50% of inner-city youth endorse significant levels of hopelessness suggests that there is another substantial percentage that does not succumb to the effects of hopelessness at all. What is it ...
Brandi M. Jones, 2008
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Actuarial Prediction of Institutional Maladjustment and ...
Predictors of Institutional Maladjustment While juvenile risk assessment has primarily emphasized the prediction of recidivism, there is a growing interest in the prediction of institutional maladjustment (Cesaroni & Peterson- Badali, 2005).
Melanie A. Butler, 2008
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Interparental Relationship Quality and Child Maladjustment ...
relationship quality on childhood and adolescent maladjustment (i.e., the emotional- security hypothesis) within a population that is often neglected in research studies: African American families. Secondly, we built upon previous literature, ...
Dawnte Rene Early, 2008
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Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and ...
The school maladjustment factor remains a relatively unique contribution of the BASC self-report. The personal adjustment factor is also unique in that it provides a multidimensional assessment of Table 6.4 BASC-2-SRP Factors and Scale ...
Paul J. Frick, Christopher T. Barry, Randy W. Kamphaus, 2009
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Identifying, Assessing, and Treating Conduct Disorder at School
than being illogical, the social maladjustment clause was a legislative “accident of history” (p. 581) that was made in 1975. However, including all children with social maladjustment under the umbrella of special education could significantly  ...
Tammy L. Hughes, Laura M. Crothers, Shane R. Jimerson, 2007
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Report of the Joint Committee on Maladjustment and Deliquency
New York (N.Y.) Joint committee on maladjustment and delinquency, James Marshall, Margaret Josephine McCooey, Eugene Alexander Nifenecker, George H. Chatfield. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SOO PARK  ...
New York (N.Y.) Joint committee on maladjustment and delinquency, James Marshall, Margaret Josephine McCooey, 1938
9
Handbook of Coping: Theory, Research, Applications
Theory, Research, Applications Moshe Zeidner, Norman S. Endler. Personality Coping Maladjustment Personality Coping Maladjustment Figure 18.1 Three models of personality, coping, and maladjustment: A mediational model (top), ...
Moshe Zeidner, Norman S. Endler, 1996
10
Fair Play for the Workers - Some Sides of Their ...
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Percy Stickney Grant, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALADJUSTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maladjustment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Transforming Education With Your Help - How You Can …
... and at an increased risk of criminal behavior and social maladjustment in adulthood (3). And the subject nobody talks about is suicide, which ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Nikolai Gogol and Schizophrenia
... and colleagues (1997) showed that both schizophrenic patients and patients with bipolar disorder exhibit premorbid social maladjustment. «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
3
Tobacco industry strategy to market to young women is working
Further, as with other smokers, interventions with very light smokers need to address issues of psychological maladjustment and substance ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
4
The Age of Creepiness
And so we seek the evidence of minor maladjustment—heavy breathing, strange mustaches, leering conduct onstage at the Oscars—to predict ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
5
For a Well Mind, Try Revolution? Creative Maladjustment Week 2015
As many readers of this blog know, a few years ago, the mental health activist group MindFreedom launched Creative Maladjustment Week to ... «Mad In America, Jul 15»
6
The squeezing cure
He is a “dummy foal,” the common term for a condition technically known as neonatal maladjustment syndrome (NMS). Between 3 and 5 percent of foals are ... «EQUUS Magazine, Jul 15»
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NCSU Veterinarians Treat Corolla Foal
So-called dummy foals suffer from neonatal maladjustment syndrome and exhibit weakness, lethargy, and an absence of the suckle reflex that ... «TheHorse.com, Jun 15»
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They're Still Fighting the Civil War — And Still Lying About the …
... Jr., once spoke to the American Psychological Association, and came out proudly for the cause of what he called “creative maladjustment”:. «AlterNet, Jun 15»
9
Turning Envy into a Positive Force
No wonder that envy has been linked to various forms of maladjustment such as poor interpersonal relations, low self-esteem, depression, ... «INSEAD Knowledge, Jun 15»
10
Most gifted kids grow up to lead fulfilling lives
Yet, before we associate precocious giftedness with an innate unnatural psyche or a natural maladjustment tendency, we should note that ... «AsiaOne, Jun 15»

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