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maladapt

verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt English maladapt From mal- + adapt.

  1. derived from adaptāre
  2. inherited from *adapten✻
  3. prefixed as maladapt — “mal + adapt”

Definitions

  1. To adapt badly

    To adapt badly; to exhibit maladaptation.

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