maladjustment

The study found no evidence of any maladjustment in only children.

Certain maladjustments made them- selves known, and were taken note of.

Of course, the social maladjustment theory is just a theory.

However, the study also showed that even high sibling support did not come with a full reduction of maladjustment.

It may appear otherwise, but always at bottom lies serious sexual maladjustment.

"Captain, I believe the computer has a serious maladjustment."

"And so the period," she said, "of stable maladjustment is drawing to a close."

"Eventually," he declared, "these trace back to maladjustments to life and its problems."

But I suggest that what you claim as a good time is just a mask for a very profound maladjustment.

Few people are really lazy, he thought: what we call laziness is merely maladjustment.

There's no harm in that, though; this is supposed to be a record of my psychological adjustment or maladjustment.

There is no perceptible misery, incompetence or maladjustment driving them.

This story threw a flood of light upon the dead man's struggle and on the stupid maladjustment which had broken him down.

But this is only a temporary phase of maladjustment"

That way, any possible maladjustment of the recorder's controls can be instantly detected and corrected.

But he could not bring himself to feel much sorrow for the ectogene's maladjustments.

Or does "maladjustment" merely refer to prison or mental institutions?

Although they may have stemmed from personal maladjustment, they were central to his conduct as a politician.

I can't credit all my maladjustments to the presence of one unusual ability, can I?

This displacement had a detrimental effect on their lives, which led to maladjustment and a loss of self-respect in society.

Our society places such a high value on sociability that adults often regard quiet reserve as a sign of maladjustment.

Such signs of 'maladjustment' to Western society obscure its own neurotic nature.

Maladjustment with wear is still a factor in trucks with drum air brakes.

Extreme scores on some of the scales provide important information on specific maladjustments an individual may be experiencing.

Criminal behaviour is attributed to maladjustment and dysfunctional personality.