maladjusted
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Set up in 1966 for "maladjusted" boys, children would be sent to Berrow Wood in the hope of receiving an education.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
It is time to serve as that creatively maladjusted, transformed minority.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025
According to Davis, during the latter half of the 20th century, many Americans came to believe that divorce could be blamed for maladjusted children, poor educational outcomes, crime, poverty, and more.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2023
From the Western perspective, East Asians might appear excessively polite in their attention to social ties or could seem disengaged or even depressed or maladjusted in their ambivalence toward self-promotion and initiative.
From Scientific American • May 15, 2023
His teachers say he’s very intelligent but maladjusted, that he cries every night and disturbs the other boys’ sleep.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: mal
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