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misadjustment

misadjustment noun: wrong or unsuitable adjustment.

Noun

misadjustment (countable and uncountable, plural misadjustments)

  1. Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.

Forms of misadjustment

pluralmisadjustments

Origin of misadjustment

From mis- + adjustment.

Questions about misadjustment

What does misadjustment mean?
Misadjustment means wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
What part of speech is misadjustment?
Misadjustment is a noun.
What is the plural of misadjustment?
The plural of misadjustment is misadjustments.

Words near misadjustment in the dictionary

  1. misaddressing
  2. misadds
  3. misadjust
  4. misadjusted
  5. misadjusting
  6. misadjustment
  7. misadjustments
  8. misadjusts
  9. misadminister
  10. misadministered
  11. misadministering

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