maladjusted

adjective

/ˌmæl.əˈdʒʌs.tɪd/

Definition

› describes a person, usually a child, who has been raised in a way that does not prepare them well for the demands of life, which often leads to problems with behaviour in the future: a residential school for disturbed and maladjusted childrenMental and psychiatric disorders maladjustment

/-mənt/ noun [U] › antisocial behaviour and other signs of maladjustmentMental and psychiatric disorders

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