misadjusted

verb

Definition of misadjustednext
past tense of misadjust
as in impaired

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  1. impaired
  2. damaged
  3. injured
  4. hurt
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  • Officer Michael Ciarleglio was charged with driving while impaired, according to a police news release.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Alcalde, who police said also appeared impaired during the first stop, was sent home in a rideshare while the Jeep was moved to a nearby parking lot instead of being towed.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of impaired
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  • Kuwait has borne the brunt of Iranian strikes, with a desalination plant and oil refinery damaged.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Overnight strikes damaged two tunnels and a bridge, disrupting a main highway toward Bandar Abbas, Iran's main port that sits near the narrowest part of the strait, according to IRNA.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
Definition of damaged
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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
Definition of injured
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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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