Etymology

maladjustment

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Today it means: A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism. Full definition →

English adjustment ← French ajustement ← Old French mal-
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The story

  1. Latinmale
  2. Old Frenchmal-
  3. Englishmal-
  4. Frenchajustement
  5. Englishadjustment
  6. English todaymaladjustment

From mal- + adjustment.

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