maladaptive
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maladaptive
- /ˌmæləˈdæptɪv/ UK
adjective more maladaptive · most maladaptive
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Of behavior, showing inadequate or counterproductive mental and behavioral adaptation to a new situation.
It seemed likely that in the apparently maladaptive responses of workers to computer-based technology (what many called “resistance to change”), it would be possible to trace a lineage of ordinary assumptions that referred back to the realities of the past and their points of disjuncture with the fu
Opposite: adaptive
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Of anatomy, physiology, or behavior, showing inadequate or counterproductive evolutionary adaptation to an environment or its changes.
The mismatch is the result of an adaptive lag that occurs when the environment that produced an evolved mechanism changes more rapidly than the time it takes for the mechanism to adapt to the change. This theory posits that many of the physical and psychological traits that were originally selected
Opposite: adaptive
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| Deutsch | maladaptiv, ungeschickt, unangepasst, fehlangepasst, schlecht angepasst |
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title = {maladaptive},
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year = {2026},
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