MISADJUST Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

misadjust

verb

Definition of misadjust

as in to impair

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The Folsom Police Department will hold a sobriety checkpoint Friday night to identify drivers suspected of being impaired by alcohol or drugs.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Riggs said the Teamsters’ safety argument is weakened by the inconsistent safety record of human truck drivers, who have fallen asleep at the wheel or driven while distracted or otherwise impaired.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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Franklin-Murdock argued Tuesday that removing the videos could potentially harm Bourne’s ability to defend herself in a separate criminal case filed last week by Yolo prosecutors, the Enterprise reported.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Thirlwall’s report describes how numerous children were harmed, but concerns either weren’t raised or suspicions weren’t elevated to managers.

— Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of harm

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His frequent, sweeping cross-field balls to right wing-back Daniel Munoz helped Forest find space in which to hurt their opponents.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
One staffer at a top AI company told CNN the fears of how AI could hurt humanity keeps them up at night.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

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The pilots of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 were blamed for crashing into a seawall in 2013, sending their jet cartwheeling down a runway in San Francisco, killing three people and injuring 187 others.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
The jet, traveling from San Juan, Puerto Rico, overshot the runway, killing five people and injuring another five.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

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