"inadequately adjusted," 1846, from mal- + adjusted (see adjust). In modern use, especially "inadequately adapted to one's social environment" (by 1930).
a maladjusted child
a maladjusted carburetor
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malachite
malacia
maladaptation
maladaptive
maladjusted
maladjustment
maladministration
maladroit
malady
Malaga
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