immaturity
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4.8
- noun
- /ˌɪməˈtʃʊrɪti/
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- I took their teasing in stride, wrote it off as immaturity, and thought of myself as well above them all.
- a sign of immaturity
- social immaturity
- physical immaturity
And a little bit of it was immaturity and selfishness.
- And a little bit of it was immaturity and selfishness.
- And, and and the the biggest, I think one of the biggest reasons it wasn't good was because of immaturity, you know, on both of our parts.
- So it's important that you understand the signs of immaturity because those signs are telling you he needs to figure some things out.
- And as a rule, here is what emotional immaturity is not.
- But then ask yourself, is that immaturity something that you want to babysit?
- And maybe that's just an immaturity thing, but there are no red lights in Iraq.
- And though he's a great guy, it's still immaturity.
- It's all tied to our immaturity and psychological issues and survival.
- I just think as a lover girl myself, I just think this is immaturity from certain people's perspectives.
- I, I, I would have been, again, it was a lot of immaturity at the time, but that's just how I felt about it.
Examples
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This is a history of selfishness, self absorption, immaturity and greed.
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You know, I don't appreciate your selfishness and immaturity... when I'm working as hard as I am.
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So it's important that you understand the signs of immaturity because those signs are telling you he needs to figure some things out.
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One of the results of this is that immaturity is taken to be a virtue too.
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Their reaction may show immaturity rather than approval; regardless, it is a problem that needs resolution.
Academic text (2003) -
Her teacher noted some immaturity but described Sara as happy and doing well in school.
Academic text (1996) -
I'm sure I would have hurt him with my immaturity, and our friendship would have been ruined.
Blog text (24) -
But the school's behavior, not the purported immaturity of high school students, is dispositive.
Academic text (1990) -
It reeked of some level of immaturity here, of impulsiveness.
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His constant need for attention revealed his emotional immaturity in handling relationships.
Synonyms
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3.9
Behaving like a child, not like an adult
A state of not being fully developed in behaviour or ability
Antonyms
How Mature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Immaturity starts with im- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from mature, a word that once meant 'ripe' like fruit. So immaturity literally means 'not ripe', which helps explain why it describes someone or something 'not fully grown or developed'.