maladjusted
adjective
mal·ad·just·ed ˌma-lə-ˈjə-stəd 
: poorly or inadequately adjusted
specifically : lacking harmony with one's environment from failure to adjust one's desires to the conditions of one's life
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web So what lies ahead for the most maladjusted characters in the entire TGIT lineup? 
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019 The maladjusted lothario also has many a dalliance with a particular strain of misogyny: the cutting and manipulative digs at past lovers that some of the rapper’s fans rush to freebase. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 July 2018 What kind of maladjusted narcissist thinks being credited with a $3.1 billion fortune is unfair? Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Oct. 2017 Brie Larson plays the adult Jeannette and does a compelling job in conveying a woman torn between her disturbing, maladjusted childhood and her independent life as a successful magazine writer in New York City. Cincinnati.com, 6 Sep. 2017 She has been dinged up a few times: a red chest from a maladjusted pack and a thorn in her foot pad. Ned Rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 July 2017 Alongside the traditional sheet music and socially maladjusted students are electronic keyboards, mixing software, and MIDI files. Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2004 See More
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019 The maladjusted lothario also has many a dalliance with a particular strain of misogyny: the cutting and manipulative digs at past lovers that some of the rapper’s fans rush to freebase. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 July 2018 What kind of maladjusted narcissist thinks being credited with a $3.1 billion fortune is unfair? Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Oct. 2017 Brie Larson plays the adult Jeannette and does a compelling job in conveying a woman torn between her disturbing, maladjusted childhood and her independent life as a successful magazine writer in New York City. Cincinnati.com, 6 Sep. 2017 She has been dinged up a few times: a red chest from a maladjusted pack and a thorn in her foot pad. Ned Rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 July 2017 Alongside the traditional sheet music and socially maladjusted students are electronic keyboards, mixing software, and MIDI files. Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2004 See More Word History
First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
maladjusted
adjective
mal·ad·just·ed ˌma-lə-ˈjə-stəd
: not able to deal with other people in a normal or healthy way
a maladjusted person
maladjusted
adjective
as in unhinged
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- unhinged
- unbalanced
- disturbed
- perturbed
- upset
- agitated
- unglued
- discomposed
- flustered
- worried
- distressed
- anxious
- bothered
- unstrung
- restless
- uptight
- jumpy
- unstable
- nervous
- unsettled
- high-strung
- jittery
- unquiet
- uneasy
- skittish
- tense
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- steady
- possessed
- even
- composed
- collected
- well-adjusted
- peaceful
- undisturbed
- calm
- equal
- unperturbed
- smooth
- sedate
- tranquil
- cool
- untroubled
- placid
- unruffled
- serene
- level
- coolheaded
- unworried
- well-balanced
- limpid
- together
- unshaken
- recollected
- even-keeled
- imperturbable
- self-possessed
- unflappable
- nerveless
- unshakable
- self-composed