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maladjustment

[mal-uh-juhst-muhnt] / ˌmæl əˈdʒʌst mənt /




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Possibly the movie’s intended audience of angsty young women will find much to relate to in this portrait of maladjustment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

When Jessie climbs onto a roof to survey the cause of her owner’s maladjustment, she sees a neighborhood of silent, stationary children sucked into their online devices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

To be clear: I am not suggesting that intelligence across the full range of scores is generally related to maladjustment.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 10, 2019

Studies show that child survivors of a parent’s suicide might as adults be susceptible to depression, social maladjustment and post-traumatic stress disorder.

From Golf Digest ● Jul. 12, 2018

By 1977, Scruggs had written articles for The Washington Post and Military Medicine exposing the maladjustment of veterans who’d seen heavy combat.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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