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maladaptive

DEFINITIONS OF: maladaptive

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adj showing faulty adaptation

Synonyms
dysfunctional, nonadaptive
(of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
maladjustive
poorly adjusted
Antonyms:
adaptative, adaptive
having a capacity for adaptation
accommodative, reconciling
tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
adaptational
of or relating to adaptation
adjustive
conducive to adjustment
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