misadjusts

Definition of misadjustsnext
present tense third-person singular of misadjust

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Paralytic polio occurs when the virus damages motor neurons that control muscles.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Tornado damages Tulsa homes, school campus The damage from the Friday, March 6, storms extended across wide swaths of eastern Oklahoma, including north Tulsa.
    Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In addition to the personal toll, playing overseas also hurts players professionally by limiting their ability to sign endorsement deals.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Advertisement Love Story, like so many Murphy projects, is too focused on revising historical narratives to care about crafting complex characters, much less about who its flattening hurts.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Former residents say the loss of homes, land, and businesses erased opportunities to build generational wealth — harms a new fund is intended to acknowledge through cash payments.
    Ara Rosenthal, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And that harms the health, wellbeing and future of Iowa’s children.
    Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When Don injures his hand, Blue (Hunter McVey) is forced to step into the competition for him.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played a key role for decades in informing the public when law enforcement kills or injures people.
    Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Misadjusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadjusts. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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