Who Is a Maladjusted Person?

: poorly or inadequately adjusted specifically : lacking harmony with one's environment from failure to adjust one's desires to the conditions of one's life.

Who would you call a maladjusted person?

/ˌmæl.əˈdʒʌs.tɪd/ A maladjusted person, usually a child, has been raised in a way that does not prepare them well for the demands of life, which often leads to problems with behaviour in the future: a residential school for disturbed and maladjusted children. Mental illnesses. ad.

What does maladjustment mean?

maladjustment. / (ˌmæləˈdʒʌstmənt) / noun. psychol a failure to meet the demands of society, such as coping with problems and social relationships: usually reflected in emotional instability. faulty or bad adjustment.