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infantilism

/in-fuhn-tl-iz-uhm, -tahy-liz-, in-fan-tl-iz-uhm/US // ˈɪn fən tlˌɪz əm, -taɪˌlɪz-, ɪnˈfæn tlˌɪz əm //UK // (ɪnˈfæntɪˌlɪzəm) //

幼稚症,幼稚园,婴孩主义,婴幼儿

Related Words

ignorance愚昧无知,无知,无知者无畏,愚昧imperfection不完善的地方,不完善,不完善之处,不完美rawness粗糙度,粗糙性,原始性,粗糙greenness绿色,绿化,绿化率,绿意incompleteness不完整,不完全性,不完整性,不完整度childishness幼稚,幼稚性,幼稚症,幼稚行为puerility小儿科,小产,小儿园,小儿麻痹症callowness胼手胝足,胼胝,胼胝体,苛刻条件babyishness婴儿期,婴幼儿,婴幼儿时期inexpertness惰性,惰性强,不快,惰性气体

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the persistence in an adult of markedly childish anatomical, physiological, or psychological characteristics.
    • : an infantile act, trait, etc., especially in an adult.
    • : a speech disorder characterized by speech and voice patterns that are typical of very young children.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inimmaturity
Synonyms
ignorance愚昧无知,无知,无知者无畏,愚昧callowness胼手胝足,胼胝,胼胝体,苛刻条件childishness幼稚,幼稚性,幼稚症,幼稚行为greenness绿色,绿化,绿化率,绿意imperfection不完善的地方,不完善,不完善之处,不完美incompleteness不完整,不完全性,不完整性,不完整度puerility小儿科,小产,小儿园,小儿麻痹症rawness粗糙度,粗糙性,原始性,粗糙babyishness婴儿期,婴幼儿,婴幼儿时期childish behavior幼稚的行为,幼稚行为,幼稚的行為,幼稚的表现
as ininexperience
Synonyms
ignorance愚昧无知,无知,无知者无畏,愚昧imperfection不完善的地方,不完善,不完善之处,不完美callowness胼手胝足,胼胝,胼胝体,苛刻条件childishness幼稚,幼稚性,幼稚症,幼稚行为greenness绿色,绿化,绿化率,绿意incompleteness不完整,不完全性,不完整性,不完整度puerility小儿科,小产,小儿园,小儿麻痹症rawness粗糙度,粗糙性,原始性,粗糙babyishness婴儿期,婴幼儿,婴幼儿时期childish behavior幼稚的行为,幼稚行为,幼稚的行為,幼稚的表现inexpertness惰性,惰性强,不快,惰性气体

Examples

  • 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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