MALADJUSTMENT Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word maladjustment. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word maladjustment. (close relations)

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	alienation				nounn
	noun • the feeling of being alienated from other people • separation resulting from hostility • (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another • the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
	derangement				nounn
	noun • a state of mental disturbance and disorientation • the act of disturbing the mind or body
	disarray				nounn
	noun • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) verb • bring disorder to
	discontentment				nounn
	noun • a longing for something better than the present situation
	discord				nounn
	noun • lack of agreement or harmony • disagreement among those expected to cooperate • a harsh mixture of sounds • strife resulting from a lack of agreement verb • be different from one another
	discrepancy				nounn
	noun • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • an event that departs from expectations
	disharmony				nounn
	noun • a lack of harmony
	dislocation				nounn
	noun • an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity • the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue • a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
	disorder				nounn
	noun • a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning • a condition in which things are not in their expected places • a disturbance of the peace or of public order verb • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed • bring disorder to
	disorganization				nounn
	noun • a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted • the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
	disquiet				nounn
	noun • a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments • the trait of seeming ill at ease verb • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
	disruption				nounn
	noun • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a disorderly outburst or tumult • an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity • the act of causing disorder
	dissatisfaction				nounn
	noun • the feeling of being displeased and discontent
	friction				nounn
	noun • a state of conflict between persons • the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another • effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
	hostility				nounn
	noun • a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition • a state of deep-seated ill-will • the feeling of a hostile person • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
	imbalance				nounn
	noun • a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium • lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
	incompatibility				nounn
	noun • the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time • (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue) • the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
	incongruity				nounn
	noun • the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
	inconsistency				nounn
	noun • the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time • the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
	turbulence				nounn
	noun • unstable flow of a liquid or gas • instability in the atmosphere • a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

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