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maladapting

maladapting is the present participle and gerund of maladapt.

Meaning of maladapt

Verb

maladapt (third-person singular simple present maladapts, present participle maladapting, simple past and past participle maladapted)

  1. (intransitive) To adapt badly; to exhibit maladaptation.

Questions about maladapting

What is maladapting the present participle and gerund of?
Maladapting is the present participle and gerund of maladapt.

Words near maladapting in the dictionary

  1. maladaptable
  2. maladaptation
  3. maladaptations
  4. maladaptative
  5. maladapted
  6. maladapting
  7. maladaption
  8. maladaptive
  9. maladaptively
  10. maladaptiveness
  11. maladaptivity

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