Meanings
nounmaladaptability (uncountable)
- uncountableThe condition of being maladaptable
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)molos?
- Proto-Italic*malos
- Latinmalus
- Latinmale
- Old Frenchmal-
- Englishmal-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
- Proto-Italic*aptos
- Latinaptus
- Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
- Proto-Italic*apjō
- Latinapiō
- Latinaptō
- Latinadaptō
- Middle English*adapten
- Englishadapt
- Englishadaptable
- Englishadapt
- Englishadaptability
- Englishmaladaptability
From mal- + adaptability.
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APA
maladaptability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maladaptability
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“maladaptability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maladaptability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maladaptability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maladaptability.
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