Meanings
nounmisadjustment (countable and uncountable, plural misadjustments)
plural misadjustments
- countableuncountableWrong or unsuitable adjustment.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
- Proto-Italic*jowos
- Latiniūstu
- Old Frenchjuste
- Frenchjuste
- Frenchajuster
- Frenchajustement
- Englishadjustment
- Englishmisadjustment
From mis- + adjustment.
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misadjustment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misadjustment
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“misadjustment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misadjustment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misadjustment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misadjustment.
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