MISADJUST Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

misadjust

verb

Definition of misadjust

as in to impair

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Analysts have found that relying on AI can impair skill development for new learners while degrading knowledge among experts.

— Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026
The document does not say whether Benfield was impaired, and he was not charged with driving under the influence in the warrant.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Maiquetía International airport, outside Caracas, was damaged from twin earthquakes on June 24 that devastated the country.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying some buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of damage

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Blot those with rubbing alcohol or acetone once determining this won’t harm the fabric.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Newsom’s proposal called for preventing compensation for people who were not present or harmed in a fire’s perimeter and also placing limits on others who feared for their safety.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of harm

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Going forward, the company will need to continue executing and deliver a higher-for-longer revenue acceleration to truly silence the bears and prove AI is helping, not hurting, its business.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
In addition to hurting consumers, Bird asserts that the uncertainty, along with Paramount’s $7 million ticking fee, will pull down an industry that’s just starting to get back on its feet.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurt

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Scott Quigley, then embedded with the Middlesex DA’s office, crashed his cruiser into a wheelchair van in December 2023, injuring a man inside who died at the hospital a month later.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
During a 2021 mass shooting at a school in Oxford, Michigan, police responded within minutes of the emergency calls and disarmed a 15-year-old boy in a shooting that killed four students and injured seven others.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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