"misadjust" meaning in English

See misadjust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misadjusts [present, singular, third-person], misadjusting [participle, present], misadjusted [participle, past], misadjusted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + adjust. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|adjust}} mis- + adjust Head templates: {{en-verb}} misadjust (third-person singular simple present misadjusts, present participle misadjusting, simple past and past participle misadjusted)
  1. (transitive) To adjust wrongly or unsuitably. Tags: transitive Related terms: disadjust

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To adjust wrongly or unsuitably."
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