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What is the adjective for maladaptive?

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maladaptive
  1. (psychology) Showing inadequate or faulty adaptation to a new situation.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. maladjusted, unfit, abnormal, dysfunctional, defective, flawed, maladapted, unbalanced, ill-adjusted, messed up, mixed up, screwed up, alienated, unsettled, neurotic, disordered, unstable, nervous, unhinged, troubled, emotionally confused, disturbed … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “They also describe ways of cultivating positive and agentic feelings and modifying maladaptive interpersonal patterns of expression.”
      “This may affect their psychosocial stability, furthering firesetting tendencies and other maladaptive behaviors.”
      “Voice therapy for dysphonia consists of a series of techniques that aim to correct maladaptive and inappropriate vocal behaviours.”
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