MISADJUSTING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

misadjusting

verb

present participle of misadjust

as in damaging

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You can often get prequalified to get a sense of the rate and term a lender is likely to approve you for, without damaging your credit score.

— Dan Avery,Brett Holzhauer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Zelensky said that a passenger train was also struck in the Mykolaiv region on Wednesday, damaging a railway station and a diesel locomotive.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of damaging

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Too Much Vitamin B6 and Nerve Damage Taking high doses of B6 may cause numbness, a pins-and-needles sensation, or pain in your legs, impairing your ability to walk.

— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026
Summary Quality sleep is crucial for leaders' performance, yet unpredictable schedules often lead to sleep deprivation, thus impairing vital cognitive functions like memory.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of impairing

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The attacks have hit publishers financially, Berezhna said, hurting their ability to invest in new authors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
This year's Dreamforce lands at a pivotal moment for Salesforce, which has been through a rocky year due to concerns about artificial intelligence hurting its business.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurting

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According to the Cleveland Clinic, sepsis is a reaction to an infection that involves the immune system harming healthy tissues and organs.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Skip pruning woody plants in fall to avoid harming them; wait until late winter or spring.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of harming

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North Korean mines in past years have occasionally washed down a swollen river into South Korea, killing or injuring civilians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
The roof of another building in Gaza City caved in Friday after a brief period of rain, the local civil defense force said, lightly injuring four children.

— Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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