disadaptation

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noun

incorrect adaptation

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noun
  1. incorrect adaptation

    POP rarely occurs as a separate condition and often correlates with urinary and faecal incontinence, sexual dysfunction, psychological, and social disadaptation [ 5 ].

    2015 August 10, Maryam B. Khadzhieva et al., “Verification of the Chromosome Region 9q21 Association with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Using RegulomeDB Annotations”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

    Synonyms: misadaptation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounincorrect adaptation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  11. Proto-Italic*ad
  12. Proto-Italic*ad-
  13. Latinad-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  16. Proto-Italic*aptos
  17. Latinaptus
  18. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  19. Proto-Italic*apjō
  20. Latinapiō
  21. Latinaptō
  22. Latinadaptō
  23. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  24. Frenchadaptation
  25. Englishadaptation
  26. Englishdisadaptation

From dis- + adaptation.

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APA

disadaptation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disadaptation

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“disadaptation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disadaptation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disadaptation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disadaptation.

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