Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Faulty or inadequate adaptation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Faulty adaptation; lack of adaptation.
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- noun biology The state of being poorly
adapted to an environment
Etymologies
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Examples
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In conclusion, early maladaptation, that is, upregulated thrombin generation and inhibition of fibrinolysis, occurred in one-third of the SCT patients associating with the development of GVHD, a finding suggesting an interplay between coagulation and immunology during SCT.
Naturejobs - All Jobs A Pinomäki 2010
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Since man is meant to be happy and naturally seeks happiness, human suffering affects us primarily as a 'maladaptation', and so gives us pain.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Calvin Thomas 1886
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If religion were a maladaptation, it should have been extincted over the hundred thousand years of our existence.
Steak or Savior 2009
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Hard to resist though, when these people, whose brains scream maladaptation with every word they write, know, in fact, nothing of the evolutionary theories they are rejecting.
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The maladaptation of Darwin's theory of natural selection to society produces a growing gap between rich and poor, and concentrates wealth and power in the hands of a small group of smart but often unscrupulous managers and speculators.
Ervin Laszlo / HEALING THE PLANET AN INTEGRAL DIAGNOSIS AND PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE CURE 2009
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The maladaptation of Darwin's theory of natural selection to society produces a growing gap between rich and poor, and concentrates wealth and power in the hands of a small group of smart but often unscrupulous managers and speculators.
Archive 2009-02-15 2009
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Finally, a psychological maladaptation that I do not share....
The Narcissism Epidemic? Ann Althouse 2009
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It is not clear that homosexuality is a biological mistake in the sense of a maladaptation.
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Hạnh phúc sẽ trở thành một maladaptation hại khi nó dẫn đến nghiện.
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Tiêu tan những cảm xúc khi không có hành động có thể xây dựng hoặc khai thác sức mạnh của nó để tạo động lực hướng tới một kết thúc sản xuất chỉ là hai chiến lược để đối phó với maladaptation của chúng tôi.
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