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infantilism

noun as in immaturity

noun as in inexperience

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He has transferred his repressed infantilism from the lost family circle to the crowd.

The significance of "infantile sexual lesions" has also tended to give place to that of "infantilism of sexuality."

But in mild cases it may result in a simple myxedematous infantilism.

The chief element in mental infantilism is maldevelopment of the will.

In them some degree of mental infantilism is of invariable occurrence.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to infantilism, such as: ignorance, callowness, childishness, greenness, imperfection, and incompleteness.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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