misadjusted

past tense of misadjust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadjusted
Verb
  • As a musician, being impaired can inspire creativity.
    Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His vision was temporarily impaired, but there's believed to be no permanent damage to his eye.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Avoid cans that are damaged, dented, bulging, or leaking.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Adding mulch too early when temperatures are still warm traps heat and tricks plant roots to remain active and produce new growth that can be damaged by cold temperatures.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the most far-reaching questions revolves around why Woods has been injured so many times in his career.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Chevrolet's driver, Brandon McCall, 29, of Pocahontas and Ryan Atkinson, 24, of Walnut Ridge, a passenger in the Chevrolet, were injured, the report says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Gallagher Trombley, the Digital Mom Media founder, worries that the helicopter parenting and the constant surveillance of our children, covert or otherwise, might have harmed an entire generation.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On the play Warner got hurt, the 49ers were missing a right defensive end, and coaches mistakenly assumed practice-squad call-up Trevis Gipson stayed on the field to fill that role after racing down on kickoff coverage and making the initial hit on a tackle.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Max Muncy had just hurt his knee and would be out for a month, a 9-14 stretch when the team lost the bulk of what had been a nine-game division lead.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Misadjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadjusted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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