misadjusted

verb

Definition of misadjustednext
past tense of misadjust
as in impaired

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  1. injured
  2. harmed
  3. hurt
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  • Authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning in Union City.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The Stanford defense was missing sixth-year linebacker and captain Tristan Sinclair and junior Collin Wright, its best player in coverage, who were both injured.
    Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of injured
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  • Reports suggest that a few beach-goers were harmed by the jellyfish, including three people who were stung by Lion’s Mane in Galway.
    Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Thankfully, no animals or people were harmed in the incident.
    EW.com, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of harmed
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  • Matthews devotes one parenthetical sentence claiming rocket launches hurt coastal wildlife.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The public pleas for testing are part of health officials’ efforts to halt the outbreak that has disproportionately hurt Native Americans in the Great Plains and Southwest.
    Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of hurt
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misadjust

misadjusted

misadjusting

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“Misadjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadjusted. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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