inadaptation

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noun

Lack of adaptation; unsuitableness.

OriginEnglish adaptation ← French adaptation ← Medieval Latin adaptātiō →
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Meanings

nouninadaptation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack of adaptation; unsuitableness.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  8. Frenchadaptation
  9. Englishadaptation
  10. Englishinadaptation

From in- + adaptation.

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APA

inadaptation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadaptation

MLA

“inadaptation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadaptation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inadaptation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadaptation.

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