adjustment

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adjustment adjustment disorder

Main Entry: ad·just·ment
Pronunciation: -js(t)-mnt
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of adjusting: as a : the process of modifying one's behavior in changed circumstances or an altered environment in order to fulfill psychological, physiological, and social needs b : a functional and often transitory alteration by which an organism adapts to its immediate environment -- compare ADAPTATION 2b
2 : a means (as a mechanism) by which things are adjusted one to another <adjustments for brightness>
- ad·just·men·tal /-js(t)-ment-l, aj-s(t)-/ adjective