immaturity

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being immature or not fully developed; unripeness; incompleteness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

immatureness youth minority childhood simplicity instability deficiency infancy ignorance teens innocence adolescence incompleteness puberty insecurity
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Antonyms

maturity bluff experience chicane eld balance
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Hypernyms

state

Hyponyms

childhood infancy adolescence prematurity greenness babyhood

Examples

According to him, immaturity on his path was the main reason the marriage to the Zimbabwean collapsed after two years. Source: Internet

But my marriage's collapse was attributable to my own selfishness and immaturity more than it was to Vietnam, and I cannot escape blame by pointing a finger at the war. Source: Internet

"Armed robbery, rape, and murder cannot be laid at the door of mere immaturity or youthful exuberance," warned Reagan's Task Force. Source: Internet

Bennett acted as Wallace, annoyed and frustrated at the immaturity of the debate. Source: Internet

At one stage, let's not forget, it was William's intransigence and grumpiness that was more of a worry in the family than Harry's youthful immaturity. Source: Internet

In many jurisdictions, age of consent is a person's mental or functional age. citation citation citation As a result, those above the set age of consent may still be considered unable to legally consent due to mental immaturity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

immatured immaturely immatureness immeability immeasurability immeasurable