MISADJUSTED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

misadjusted

verb

Definition of misadjusted

past tense of misadjust

as in impaired

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Her lab studies this as a model for how tissue-wide remodeling is impaired with age.

— Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Saturday, July 4, at Oak Island, and the SUV driver is accused of being impaired, the Oak Island Police Department said in a July 5 news release.

— Mark Price July 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

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Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-story apartment blocks and an entire family that was killed pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

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More than 300 people have been injured and 35 others killed in recent US strikes against Iran, the country’s Health Ministry said Wednesday.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The team said that forward Mouhamed Gueye injured his left foot in an offseason workout last Wednesday.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 16 July 2026

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One piece of mail from the United Democracy Project quotes comments from Twitch streamer and El-Sayed fan Hasan Piker, such as a dark joke about 9/11, that Third Way tried to use months ago to hurt the progressive.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Hasek said the removal of services at the store would hurt the community.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

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