maladjusted

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Recent Examples of maladjusted So what lies ahead for the most maladjusted characters in the entire TGIT lineup? Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019 The maladjusted lothario also has many a dalliance with a particular strain of misogyny: the cutting and manipulative digs at past lovers that some of the rapper’s fans rush to freebase. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 July 2018 What kind of maladjusted narcissist thinks being credited with a $3.1 billion fortune is unfair? Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Oct. 2017 Brie Larson plays the adult Jeannette and does a compelling job in conveying a woman torn between her disturbing, maladjusted childhood and her independent life as a successful magazine writer in New York City. Cincinnati.com, 6 Sep. 2017 She has been dinged up a few times: a red chest from a maladjusted pack and a thorn in her foot pad. Ned Rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 July 2017 Alongside the traditional sheet music and socially maladjusted students are electronic keyboards, mixing software, and MIDI files. Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2004
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maladjusted
Adjective
  • There is something subtly unbalanced about how the perspective of the staircase has been delineated.
    Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike IPAs, which lean into unbalanced territory, APAs remain nicely balanced, and so any American pale ale will do, although the original is still pretty darn good.
    Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Many executives in the C-suite and across the economy remain disturbed about the trade war outlook and a White House that has given every indication it is ideologically committed to a major change in global economic policy.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The four-episode series sees Cooper play a young, disturbed boy who’s online habits have turned deadly.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Give me the Bulldogs to pull the biggest upset of the second round.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In 2018, Ryan Odom led UMBC to the first ever No. 16 upset of a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • While the crew was meeting to decide whether or not to turn the plane around, Augustin became more agitated and began punching and kicking the seat and passenger in front of him, the court document says.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • As the teen grows increasingly agitated by Briony’s questioning, desperate to take charge of the conversation, the camera pans around the pair, giving the audience a feeling of cage-like entrapment.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Charlamagne Tha God is one of the most popular voices in entertainment, largely due to his unhinged commentary on celebrities.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The true crisis is coming from an unhinged lower-court judicial insurrection.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Maladjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladjusted. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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