Antonyms for maladjustment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mal-uh-juhst-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌmæl əˈdʒʌst mənt |
Definition of maladjustment
Origin :- 1823, from mal- + adjustment.
- As in mental illness : noun emotional disorder
- As in neurosis : noun mental disturbance, disorder
- The second great problem is that of maladjustment in thought.
- Extract from : « Church Cooperation in Community Life » by Paul L. Vogt
- The third problem is that of maladjustment of buildings to community needs.
- Extract from : « Church Cooperation in Community Life » by Paul L. Vogt
- It represents rather a defect—a maladjustment which should be rectified.
- Extract from : « Supply and Demand » by Hubert D. Henderson
- But in fact such activity is explosive, and due to maladjustment with surroundings.
- Extract from : « Democracy and Education » by John Dewey
- It was in those days that I first became critical of my life and burdened with a sense of error and maladjustment.
- Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells
- In a race of inferior animals, any maladjustment is quickly removed by natural selection.
- Extract from : « A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution » by C. M. Williams
- This change or adjustment leads to a maladjustment requiring a new adjustment.
- Extract from : « A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution » by C. M. Williams
- No brain or nervous system is perfect, so the problem is one of the incapacity which causes the maladjustment.
- Extract from : « Crime: Its Cause and Treatment » by Clarence Darrow
- The maladies and defects which we detect in modern industry are but the measure of a present maladjustment.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of Modern Capitalism » by John Atkinson Hobson
- Progress means a better adjustment, and the discomfort of maladjustment is the spur to improvement.
- Extract from : « Theism or Atheism » by Chapman Cohen
Synonyms for maladjustment
- aberration
- abnormality
- affliction
- breakdown
- compulsion
- crack-up
- craziness
- delusions
- depression
- derangement
- deviation
- disturbed mind
- emotional disorder
- emotional instability
- hysteria
- inhibition
- insanity
- instability
- loss of mind
- lunacy
- madness
- maladjustment
- mania
- mental disease
- mental disorder
- mental illness
- mental sickness
- nervous breakdown
- nervous disorder
- neurasthenia
- neurosis
- neurotic disorder
- obsession
- paranoia
- personality disorder
- phobia
- psychological disorder
- psychopathy
- psychosis
- schizophrenia
- sick mind
- troubled mind
- unbalanced mind
- unsoundness of mind
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