Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maladaptation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: mal-adap-ta-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being poorly adapted to an environment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It suggests that species interactions are likely to be in continual flux as they evolve in different ways in different populations, that local maladaptation may be an occasional and important outcome of continuing coevolution between species, and that few coevolved traits will spread across the entire geographic range of interacting species."

Etymology

From mal- + adaptation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mal

Usage

Inflected Forms

maladaptations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

maladapt

Antonyms

adaptation

Questions

What does maladaptation mean?: The state of being poorly adapted to an environment.
Where does maladaptation come from?: From mal- + adaptation.

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