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单词 misadjust
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misadjustv.

Brit. /ˌmɪsəˈdʒʌst/, U.S. /ˌmɪsəˈdʒəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, adjust v.2
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + adjust v.2 Compare earlier misadjustment n.
transitive. To adjust badly or wrongly. Also (occasionally) intransitive.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > be unharmonious or incongruous with [verb (transitive)] > put out of harmony > misadapt or misadjust
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1853 Biblical Repertory Oct. 688 Both systems contain important distinctive truths. These truths are so misadjusted as to be in perpetual conflict.
a1925 in University Jrnl. Business (1925) 3 343 Tampering with or misadjusting machines or equipment sold by competitors.
1984 Jrnl. Polit. 96 80 Events expected to occur far in the future provide enough lead time for these variables to misadjust for some combinations of the model parameters.
1993 Videography Winter 23/1 The black horizontal bar that can be seen when the vertical hold is misadjusted on a TV set.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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