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Arrested development   /ərˈɛstəd dɪvˈɛləpmənt/   Listen
Arrested development

noun
1.
An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.  Synonyms: fixation, infantile fixation, regression.





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"Arrested development" Quotes from Famous Books



... effects of this end only with life. To force upon him knowledge which is too advanced for his present comprehension, or to demand from him greater concentration, and for a longer period than he is physically fitted to give, is to produce arrested development.[55] ...
— Froebel's Gifts • Kate Douglas Wiggin


Words linked to "Arrested development" :   abnormality, abnormalcy


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