Meaning

adjective poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living

adjective emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships

adjective not well adjusted

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English adjusted English maladjusted From mal- + adjusted.

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