misadjusts

Definition of misadjustsnext
present tense third-person singular of misadjust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadjusts
Verb
  • Paralytic polio occurs when the virus damages motor neurons that control muscles.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Tornado damages Tulsa homes, school campus The damage from the Friday, March 6, storms extended across wide swaths of eastern Oklahoma, including north Tulsa.
    Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Everyone is treated as a VIP, with individualized check-ins and room tours, and an on-call staff that will bring you a ginger shot and Tums if your stomach hurts and plug in your golf cart to charge overnight.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Villi help your body capture nutrients from food, so an attack on them reduces the absorptive surface and hurts this essential function.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Hospital cost inflation also harms the clinicians tasked with delivering care inside these systems.
    Linda D. Gadd, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Pew, which is probably the main source of evidence here, in 2024, found that one-quarter of girls say that social media harms their mental health.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When Don injures his hand, Blue (Hunter McVey) is forced to step into the competition for him.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played a key role for decades in informing the public when law enforcement kills or injures people.
    Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Misadjusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadjusts. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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