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puerilism
[ pyoo-er-uh-liz-uhm, pyoor-uh- ]
noun
Psychiatry.
- childishness in the behavior of an adult.
puerilism
/ ˈʊəɪˌɪə /
noun
- psychiatry immature or childish behaviour by an adult
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of puerilism1
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
Such reactions, though occasionally given by normal subjects, are more often given by insane ones, and seem to be somewhat characteristic of states of mental deterioration which are clinically rather loosely described as puerilism.
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