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Example sentences for maladaptive

Such behavior is capriciously dismissed with the explanation that it is maladaptive, and therefore has simply failed to evolve.
Evolution has given us instinctual responses that are maladaptive in our present context.
As part of its capacity for achievement, it must also be able to exercise control that stops maladaptive behavior.
Truly, truly maladaptive, as it only makes for more isolation.
We all have to work harder at certain things or try to rein in our maladaptive behaviors when necessary.
First of all, thick subcutaneous fat is maladaptive in an arid environment but highly adaptive in a coastal marine environment.
It certainly is physically maladaptive in current times without significant cultural enhancement.
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