English Explanatory Dictionary

maladaptive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of behavior, showing inadequate or counterproductive mental and behavioral adaptation to a new situation.
  2. Of anatomy, physiology, or behavior, showing inadequate or counterproductive evolutionary adaptation to an environment or its changes.

Pronunciation

/ˌmæləˈdæptɪv/

Word forms

maladaptive more maladaptive most maladaptive

Etymology

From mal- + adaptive.

Antonyms

adaptive

Derived words

maladaptively maladaptiveness maladaptivity nonmaladaptive

Translations

Bulgarian: неприспособен German: maladaptiv German: ungeschickt German: unangepasst German: fehlangepasst German: schlecht angepasst Turkish: maladaptif
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