misadjust

verb

Definition of misadjustnext
as in to impair

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  1. impair
  2. damage
  3. harm
  4. hurt
  5. injure
Verb
  • Insomnia, interrupted sleep cycles, or sleep apnea, can impair the quality of this crucial rest phase and therefore contribute to the development of morning anxiety.
    Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Police noted that Beltran appeared impaired and had blood on his hands and shoes at the time of the arrest.
    Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of impair
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  • Two main water reservoirs were also reportedly damaged, Reuters reported.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Such interactions may cause prospects to question the appropriateness of your outreach, damaging trust and credibility.
    Samuel Darwin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of damage
Verb
  • This disconnect often harmed workflows, which slowed down the building process and made the result hard to use.
    Goran Paun, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The boy’s parents also never made an official claim of willful misconduct or said the vaccine harmed their son, the justices noted.
    Katie Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of harm
Verb
  • York is skeptical that tariffs are really an effective bargaining chip, especially because just the threat of tariffs can hurt the US economy and the stock market and depress business investment.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • He was not seriously hurt, but McConnell has recently been using a wheelchair as a precaution while at airports, according to NBC News.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • Jamie Foxx was injured during an altercation while celebrating his 57th birthday at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills, according to his representatives.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The driver of the pickup truck was not injured, but his passenger, a 19-year-old San Jose man, was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of injure
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