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How to pronounce “maladaptive”
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- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of maladaptive with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Stressed? “Just Relax” Isn't the Answer
known as maladaptive stress that's the
- Definition summary
- (psychology) Of behavior, showing inadequate or counterproductive mental and behavioral adaptation to a new situation.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce maladaptive
Stressed? “Just Relax” Isn't the Answer

known as maladaptive stress that's the
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “maladaptive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (psychology) Of behavior, showing inadequate or counterproductive mental and behavioral adaptation to a new situation.
- (evolutionary theory) Of anatomy, physiology, or behavior, showing inadequate or counterproductive evolutionary adaptation to an environment or its changes.
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