misadapt

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verb

To adapt in the wrong way.

“to misadapt to one's environment”

OriginEnglish adapt ← Middle English *adapten ← Latin adaptō →
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Meanings

verbmisadapt (third-person singular simple present misadapts, present participle misadapting, simple past and past participle misadapted)

present singular third person misadapts · participle present misadapting · participle past misadapted · past misadapted

  1. To adapt in the wrong way.

    to misadapt to one's environment

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  10. Proto-Italic*ad
  11. Proto-Italic*ad-
  12. Latinad-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  15. Proto-Italic*aptos
  16. Latinaptus
  17. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  18. Proto-Italic*apjō
  19. Latinapiō
  20. Latinaptō
  21. Latinadaptō
  22. Middle English*adapten
  23. Englishadapt
  24. Englishmisadapt

From mis- + adapt.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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