HyperDic: arrested_development

English > 1 sense of the expression arrested development:
NOUNstatearrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regressionan abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
English > arrested development: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.
Synonymsfixation, infantile fixation, regression
Broaderabnormality, abnormalcyAn abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
Spanishregresión
Catalanregressió

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