Meaning & use
maladapted
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Poorly suited to the demands of a particular environment, task, or situation.
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The species became maladapted after its wetland habitat was drained for farmland.
His rigid management style was maladapted to the fast-changing startup culture.
A note on using this word
Biologists use maladapted to describe traits that once helped survival but now hinder it after an environment changes.
Words with a similar meaning
ill-suitedunfit
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Words with an opposite meaning
well-adaptedsuited
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