as in friction
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Recent Examples of maladaptation
Experts call this phenomenon maladaptation.
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Stephen Robert Miller,
Discover Magazine,
16 Dec. 2022
This maladaptation to lack of hip stability causes the knee to be unnaturally pinched between the upper leg and lower leg, precipitating damage and pain.
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Matt Fitzgerald,
Outside Online,
20 Sep. 2018
Stephen Robert Miller,
Discover Magazine,
16 Dec. 2022
This maladaptation to lack of hip stability causes the knee to be unnaturally pinched between the upper leg and lower leg, precipitating damage and pain.
—
Matt Fitzgerald,
Outside Online,
20 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maladaptation
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Daily stressors may stir up deeper internal friction.
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Below, Segert shares five strategic priorities for healthcare technology that reduces friction, automates administrative work and helps doctors deliver better patient care.
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Part of that discordance might be the fact that as a genre, rock has historically been difficult to define.
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The sport of off-roading suffers from a fundamental discordance: The desire to get out into nature and the irreparable harm inherent in the process of off-roading.
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Despite the discord, the regime is likely to have the final say.
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What should have been a celebratory moment involving the city’s beach ended in discord.
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Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.
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Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.
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That diversity is reflected in the various mediums seen throughout the show, from painting and photography to three-dimensional artworks.
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The creative duo came into the podcast studio to discuss their stunning collaboration in the Summer 2026 issue—a sprawling portrait both of modern Texan life and, more broadly, of American diversity, 250 years into the nation’s history.
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His Yanks might have won the World Series in 1994, Showalter’s third year, if that World Series hadn’t been canceled by labor strife.
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The tabloids have been extra vicious of late regarding your family strife.
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Curaçao’s scoreline against Germany, a four-time World Cup champion, was a reminder that the talent disparity can be big against the strongest teams.
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But that is an average, with wide disparities among states.
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By contrast, retirees enjoy a financial edge in such states as Minnesota, Utah and Colorado, where residents enjoy high retirement income and expenses that are relatively manageable.
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In contrast, the living room offers a calmer palette of sky blues and earthy browns.
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“Maladaptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladaptation. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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