misadjust

Definition of misadjustnext

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Verb
  • The allegations are that the defendant was impaired, failed to properly secure two young children, and then caused a crash that left one child dead, another seriously injured, and an innocent driver badly hurt.
    Gino Vicci, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • In the luteal phase, progesterone is considered catabolic and may impair muscle contractions during vigorous activity.
    Allison Palmer June 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The quake damaged buildings and infrastructure in the southern Philippines.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • Earlier in the month, Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait’s main airport, killing one person and wounding dozens.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • And during electrical outages, on-site diesel generators kick in, releasing large amounts of air pollution that can harm data center employees and nearby residents alike.
    Ed Maibach, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • The ship reported two explosions and a fire onboard, that was subsequently put out, UKMTO said, adding that no crew were hurt.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • According to Marcia, George was convinced he’d be laughed out of Hollywood because in the original script characters were running around and shooting at one another and nobody was getting hurt.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Additionally, a jury found Pasqual guilty of first-degree residential burglary and multiple counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiance's, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • Overnight into Tuesday, waves of drones and missiles struck the capital, killing and injuring civilians and damaging homes, businesses and public buildings.
    Polina Lytvynova, NPR, 2 June 2026
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“Misadjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadjust. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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