misadjustmentn.
/ˌmɪsəˈdʒʌs(t)m(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌmɪsəˈdʒəs(t)m(ə)nt/ 1. Lack of proper adjustment; an instance of this.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > misadaptation or misadjustment
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1827 I. Taylor Transmission Anc. Bks. (1859) 410 The wrong chronological conceptions which have arisen from the mis~adjustment of them as to their order of time.
1888 J. Martineau Study Relig. II. iv. iii. 384 Apparent misadjustments of this world's goods.
1919 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 16 74 The misadjustment which occurs if I bite into a hard crab apple after I have made preparations for deliciousness.
1978 Jrnl. Politics 40 349 Because of the stability of the environmental enforcement process, it is not likely that the one week misadjustment affected the results.
2000 BE Radio (Electronic ed.) May A typical air-spaced variable capacitor would not be suitable for obvious reasons (e.g., voltage breakdown, subject to easy misadjustment, current capacity).
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1878 J. A. Garfield in N. Amer. Rev. 126 450 The mis~adjustment between the Secretary of War and the army.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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