maladaptive

adjective

mal·adap·tive ˌma-lə-ˈdap-tiv

: marked by poor or inadequate adaptation

: not conducive to adaptation

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But as more city dwellers adopt pets, and cultural shifts have led dogs and people to spend more time inside, some behaviors that made dogs appealing to our ancestors have become maladaptive. —

Brian Hare, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024 Reducing the maladaptive attractiveness of solar panels to polarotactic insects Galapagos Conservancy. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024 Researchers of the 2020 study found that pathological altruism is also associated with maladaptive psychological outcomes such as depression, self-neglect and a higher need for admiration. —

Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 There’s a subset of people with extremely vivid imaginations who are known as maladaptive daydreamers. —

Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for maladaptive