“+ noun
Etymology: mal- (I) + adjustment
: poor, faulty, or inadequate adjustment: as
a. : failure (of a mechanical part) to assume the proper, exact, or conforming position for adequate functioning
the clutch is subject to … maladjustments upon use — Joseph Heitner
b. : a state of disharmony, imbalance, or disequilibrium
maladjustment between the customs of the East and the innovations of the West — Orient Book World
maladjustment between urban standards and rural poverty — Peter Scott
maladjustment in production and consumption with attendant unemployment, poverty, and waste — J.A.Hobson
c. : lack of harmony between the individual and his environment from failure to reach a satisfactory adjustment between one's desires and the conditions of one's life
emotional maladjustments
sexual maladjustment
symptoms of maladjustment … in early childhood — Psychological Abstracts
d. : an irregularity or anomaly resulting from economic instability
maladjustments … of the world wheat industry — A.F.Vass
maladjustments and inequities in wage rates — H.S.Truman