Maladapted

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Poorly suited to a particular function or situation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
  • Word Usage
    "Thus, risks deriving from global climate change, global population growth, pollution, and so on, can be rendered more visible to the perceptually "maladapted" individual."