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arrested development: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

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infantilism collapse: infantile behavior in mature persons; an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics

cretinism collapse: severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting

mongolism collapse: a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

maturation collapse: coming to full development; becoming mature

idiocy collapse: extreme mental retardation

evolving collapse

subplot collapse

local color collapse

mental deficiency collapse

imbecility collapse: retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot

gripped collapse

under control collapse

fixation collapse: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; the activity of fastening something firmly in position

incident collapse: a single distinct event; a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"; falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light"

held up collapse

inhibited collapse: held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"

insanity collapse: relatively permanent disorder of the mind

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

caught collapse

untreated collapse: (of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye; not subjected to chemical or physical treatment; "an untreated fabric"; not given medical care or treatment; "an untreated disease"; "the untreated wounded lay on makeshift cots"

unprocessed collapse: not treated or prepared by a special process; not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities"

topic collapse: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

in short supply collapse

regression collapse: returning to a former state; the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x); (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

belated collapse: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

mentally retarded collapse: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"

mongoloid collapse: a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense); a member of the Mongoloid race; of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;; of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia; characteristic of or resembling a Mongol; "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"

mythos collapse

parthenogenesis collapse: process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods; human conception without fertilization by a man

in a bind collapse

simplistic collapse

furtherance collapse

retardation collapse: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the extent to which something is delayed or held back

childish collapse: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"

fable collapse: a short moral story (often with animal characters)

atmosphere collapse: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"; the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body; the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog"; a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"

topping off collapse

blithering collapse

flowering collapse: having a flower or bloom; "a flowering plant"

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