maladherence

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noun

A lack of adherence.

OriginEnglish adherence ← Middle French adhérence ← Medieval Latin adhaerentia →
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Meanings

nounmaladherence (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA lack of adherence.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)molos?
  3. Proto-Italic*malos
  4. Latinmalus
  5. Latinmale
  6. Old Frenchmal-
  7. Englishmal-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latinadhaereō
  14. Latinadhaerēns
  15. Medieval Latinadhaerentia
  16. Middle Frenchadhérence
  17. Englishadherence
  18. Englishmaladherence

From mal- + adherence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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