misadjusting

verb

present participle of misadjust
as in damaging

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  1. damaging
  2. impairing
  3. hurting
  4. harming
  5. injuring
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  • Rodriguez pleaded guilty to damaging property occupied by a foreign government, explosive materials—malicious damage to federal property, and receipt or possession of an unregistered firearm.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Conventional launch vehicles secure their payloads inside protective fairings that fall away from the rocket completely once damaging aerodynamic forces disappear in the vacuum of space.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of damaging
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  • Researchers found that even a few days of a high-fat diet resembling cheeseburgers and fries disrupted CCK interneurons in the hippocampus, impairing memory.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • The complete assembly weighs just enough for the Madagascar hissing cockroach, a species favored for cyborg research because of its large size, robustness, and wingless body, to carry without significantly impairing its movement.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of impairing
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  • This unwanted chemical warfare degrades the materials from the inside out, severely hurting performance and shortening the battery’s lifespan.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • On Tuesday, KeyBanc downgraded Apple to a sell on concerns about price hikes hurting demand.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of hurting
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  • The states have argued that the merger threatens to increase prices and reduce output, harming theaters, cable and satellite distributors, and ultimately harming consumers as well.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • According to PetMD, chewing is healthy as long as a cat is not harming itself.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of harming
Verb
  • On November 17, tanks smashed through the gates, injuring and killing students.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, Ukrainian officials said Sunday.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of injuring
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