maladjustment

maladjustment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-?
Proto-Italic *malos
Latin malus
Latin maleder.
Old French mal-
English mal-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos
Proto-Italic *jowos
Old Latin *iowos, *iowez-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Old Latin -tus
Old Latin iovestos
Latin iūstusbor.
Old French juste
French juste
French ajuster
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -ment
Middle French -ment
French -ment
French ajustementbor.
English adjustment
English maladjustment

    From mal- + adjustment.

    Noun

    maladjustment (countable and uncountable, plural maladjustments)

    1. A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism.
    2. (psychology) The inability to adapt oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life.
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