maladjusted

English

Etymology 1

Verb

maladjusted

1. simple past and past participle of maladjust

Etymology 2

From mal- +‎ adjusted.

Adjective

maladjusted (comparative more maladjusted, superlative most maladjusted)

1. Adjusted badly or wrongly.
   • 2019, R. Brad Abrahams, Walter Huda, William F Sensakovic, Imaging Physics Case Review E-Book, page 318:

     In practice, the most frequently encountered problems relate to maladjusted monitors, which affect the display of images, […]

2. Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
   • 2006 April 15, Nick Kent, “What a drag”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Throughout my career as a music journalist, I've often found myself sharing the same orbit as some of the more maladjusted talents of the late 20th century, but nothing could have prepared me for the time I spent with Serge Gainsbourg, the louche, turtle-eyed genius of la chanson Française, little more than two years before his death.

   • 2018 March 26, A. A. Dowd, “Steven Spielberg Finds Fun, and maybe even a Soul, in the Pandering Pastiche of Ready Player One”, in The A.V. Club‎^[2], archived from the original on 31 May 2018:

     Before he died, James Halliday (Mark Rylance), the hermit-like, socially maladjusted tech genius who created The Oasis, hid an Easter egg somewhere in the circuitry, scattering bread crumbs that lead to its location. Find the egg, and the mogul’s fortune—along with total control of his digital fiefdom—is yours. It’s the ultimate capitalist scavenger hunt!

Translations

Badly adjusted, unable to cope

• Bulgarian: неприспособен (bg) (neprisposoben)