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maladaptive

[ mal-uh-dap-tiv ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation:

    The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.



maladaptive

/ ËŒ³¾Ã¦±ôəˈ»åæ±è³Ùɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. unsuitably adapted or adapting poorly to (a situation, purpose, etc)
  2. not encouraging adaptation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³¾²¹±ô²¹Ëˆ»å²¹±è³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
  • ËŒ³¾²¹±ô²¹Ëˆ»å²¹±è³Ù±ð»å, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maladaptive1

First recorded in 1930–35; mal- + adaptive
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Unfortunately, this might be a maladaptive coping mechanism and can compound the problem.

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Reynolds: Redemption was a big theme, and we all have these maladaptive coping mechanisms for our shame and our baggage and our s— we carry around.

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The new findings, to be published June 5 in Nature, show how using addictive drugs can drive maladaptive myelination of the brain's reward circuitry, which in turn reinforces drug-seeking behavior.

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With chronic loneliness, that stress response gets stuck and becomes disadvantageous — similar to the way in which anxiety can shift a helpful fear response to a maladaptive mental illness.

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Indeed, stepdads went on to have as many chicks as did the killers over the birds’ lifetimes—upending the established idea that adoption is maladaptive and hinders a stepparent’s reproductive success.

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