maladapt
1maladaptation — noun The state of being poorly adapted to an environment See Also: maladapt …
2assimilate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. digest, absorb; incorporate, merge (with). See similarity, imitation, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To absorb] Syn. take up, digest, osmose; see absorb 1 . 2. [To understand] Syn. grasp, learn,… …
