misadjust

Definition of misadjustnext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadjust
Verb
  • Chronic stress strains your heart, impedes immune function, interferes with digestion, even risks impairing focus and memory.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Smaller clots may block smaller vessels and can still impair breathing and strain the heart.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Overall, European leaders’ positive reception of Rubio’s speech reflected how horrifically damaged the transatlantic relationship has been by the past year of turmoil over Ukraine, and month of arson over Greenland.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Some of the fiercest storms in the South were reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Meta and YouTube are accused of intentionally designing addictive features that hooked a now-20-year-old woman as a child and harmed her mental health.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Finding solutions that allow AI to flourish without hurting consumers is eminently doable.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • His 1984 campaign angered some Democrats who said his ideas were too left-leaning and would hurt the party in the general election.
    Char Adams, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In December, another snowmobiler was badly injured in an avalanche at Latopie Lake in Mono County, and was airlifted for emergency services in Reno.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The three people injured were grandparents Linda and Gerald Dorgan, and a family friend Thomas Geruso, Goncalves said.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Misadjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadjust. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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