maladjusted
/ˌmaləˈdʒʌstɪd
/adjective
Failing to cope with the demands of a normal social environment: a home for maladjusted youths (as plural noun the maladjusted) schools for the maladjusted...
- High scorers are viewed as maladjusted, whiney, demanding, and quick-tempered.
- Ghost World realistically portrays the often obsessive, compulsive and maladjusted postures of youth.
- They are socially maladjusted, and attention and dependence seeking.
Synonyms
disturbed, unstable, ill-adjusted, neurotic, alienated, muddled, confused, unbalanced
informal mixed up, screwed up, untogether, hung up, messed up
vulgar slang fucked up
Derivatives
maladjustment
/ noun ...- Johnson and Norem-Hebeisen noted that destructive conflict leads to social isolation which is associated with behavioral maladjustment.
- Existing studies have primarily looked at the ideational content of self-statements within single domains of childhood maladjustment.
- These negative outcomes may lead to social isolation, loss of status among peers, and psychological maladjustment.