misadjust
verb[T]
uk/ˌmɪs.əˈdʒʌst/us/ˌmɪs.əˈdʒʌst/to make amistakewhentryingtochangeorimprovesomething:
It isquiteeasyfor theuserto misadjust thecontrols.
If you misadjust thethrottle, you canstartafirein theexhaustpipe.
- Themachinehas novisiblecontrolsfor theuserto misadjust.
- I misadjusted one of theknobs, whichbadlyaffectedtheperformanceof thedetector.
- It iseasyto misadjust theamountofpressureyou need toliftthevalve.
- Everybuttoncoincideswith an onscreenmenu, so it isalmostimpossibleto misadjustyoursettings.
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimation
- acclimatization
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- ambidextrous
- amendment
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
- configure
- counter-adaptation
- pliant
- pliantly
- putsomethingback
- putsomething/someoneforward
- reacclimatize
- unadapted
- unamended
- writesomeoneout ofsomething
- Zelig