Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for infantilism. Search instead for infantilisms.
Definitions

infantilism

[in-fuhn-tl-iz-uhm, -tahy-liz-, in-fan-tl-iz-uhm] / ˈɪn fən tlˌɪz əm, -taɪˌlɪz-, ɪnˈfæn tlˌɪz əm /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

It’s a childish move, but in keeping with the infantilism that still shapes the brothers’ uneasy relationship and their awkwardness with outsiders, particularly women.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021

Others might speculate on this, but only I can truly channel Trump, since only I possess the requisite degree of infantilism:

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2021

Not even Tolkien’s vast philological scholarship, his deep knowledge of mythology, and his world-building skills could impress what Moorcock and company saw as a troublesome infantilism inherent in Tolkien’s work.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 31, 2014

Even my son’s embarrassed by the infantilism of my tastes, but there’s some good stuff out there now.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2014

Not seldom there is an elder child too, white and weak and fretful, and the subject of "infantilism"; growth stunted, development arrested.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com