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You don't need to know this - but here goes: due to some acquired infantilism, I feel compelled to fall asleep listening to the radio. On a good night, I'll push the frail barque of my psyche off into the waters of Lethe accompanied by the midnight newsreader - on a bad one, it's the shipping forecast.
Will Self

Meaning of "infantilism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFANTILISM

infantilism  [ɪnˈfæntɪˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFANTILISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infantilism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFANTILISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Infantilism

Infantilism may refer to: In psychology ▪ Paraphilic infantilism, a paraphilia involving the desire to wear diapers and/or fantasies of a return to infancy ▪ Psychosexual infantilism, a concept in psychosexual development introduced by Sigmund Freud In medicine ▪ Infantilism obsolete use of the term for some developmental disorders and disabilities ▪ Infantilism, also known as infantile speech, a speech disorder in which early speech stages persist beyond the age they are normally expected to fade ▪ Hypothalamic infantilism-obesity, or sexual infantilism, synonyms for adiposogenital dystrophy...

Definition of infantilism in the English dictionary

The first definition of infantilism in the dictionary is a condition in which an older child or adult is mentally or physically undeveloped. Other definition of infantilism is isolated instances of infantile behaviour in mature persons. Infantilism is also childish speech; baby talk.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFANTILISM


automobilism
ˌɔːtəʊˈməʊbɪˌlɪzəm
evangelism
ɪˈvændʒɪˌlɪzəm
Familism
ˈfæmɪˌlɪzəm
immobilism
ɪˈməʊbɪˌlɪzəm
mercantilism
ˈmɜːkəntɪˌlɪzəm
necrophilism
nɛˈkrɒfɪˌlɪzəm
Negrophilism
niːˈɡrɒfɪˌlɪzəm
nihilism
ˈnaɪɪˌlɪzəm
perfectibilism
pəˈfɛktɪbɪˌlɪzəm
pointillism
ˈpwæntɪˌlɪzəm
pointillisme
ˈpwæntɪˌlɪzəm
probabilism
ˈprɒbəbɪˌlɪzəm
puerilism
ˈpjʊərɪˌlɪzəm
pugilism
ˈpjuːdʒɪˌlɪzəm
salicylism
ˈsælɪsɪˌlɪzəm
servilism
ˈsɜːvɪˌlɪzəm
slavophilism
sləˈvɒfɪˌlɪzəm
symphilism
ˈsɪmfɪˌlɪzəm
virilism
ˈvɪrɪˌlɪzəm
zoophilism
zəʊˈɒfɪˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFANTILISM

infanta
infante
infanteer
infanthood
infanticidal
infanticide
infantile
infantile paralysis
infantilisation
infantilise
infantility
infantilization
infantilize
infantine
infantries
infantry
infantry division
infantryman
infantrymen
infants

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFANTILISM

alcoholism
bibliophilism
capitalism
devilism
fallibilism
gentilism
impossibilism
infallibilism
journalism
metabolism
miserabilism
nationalism
possibilism
professionalism
realism
socialism
surrealism
symbolism
troilism
vandalism

Synonyms and antonyms of infantilism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infantilism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFANTILISM

Find out the translation of infantilism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infantilism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infantilism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幼稚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infantilismo
570 millions of speakers

English

infantilism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Infantilism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طفالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инфантилизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infantilismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিশুসুলভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infantilisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Infantilisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Infantilismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

幼稚症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유치한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infantilisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhi tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடலோ வளர்ச்சியடையாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बालमृत्यूता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çocukça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infantilismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

infantylizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інфантилізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infantilism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιδισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

infantilisering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infantilism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infantilism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infantilism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFANTILISM»

The term «infantilism» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.671 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFANTILISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infantilism

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QUOTES WITH «INFANTILISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word infantilism.
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Will Self
You don't need to know this - but here goes: due to some acquired infantilism, I feel compelled to fall asleep listening to the radio. On a good night, I'll push the frail barque of my psyche off into the waters of Lethe accompanied by the midnight newsreader - on a bad one, it's the shipping forecast.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFANTILISM»

Discover the use of infantilism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infantilism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On Infantilism from Chronic Intestinal Infection: ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Christian Archibald Herter, 2013
2
Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment
Autonepiophilia In “autonepiophilia” (from the Greek, autos, “self”; nepon, “infant”; philia, “love”— Money, 1986), also referred to as “infantilism,” the sexual pleasure is derived from acting and dressing like an infant or from being treated as an ...
D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue, 2008
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Endocrinology
The same problem is inherent in the use of protein anabolic steroids with minimal androgenic potency. Such substances as norethandrolone, 15-30 mg daily, can be used intermittently in girls without causing virilization. Infantilism Infantilism is  ...
P.R. Yadav, 2004
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Zeke and Lily - Her Diary
One such theme of role playing is infantilism. This book is by a heterosexual male . So the roles of infantilism used in this story are from a straight point of view. What I write is always a journey and an exploration into the subject of infantilism.
Zorro Daddy, 2010
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Rock-a-Bye BabyGirls: Thoughts and Other Journeys of the Mind
One such theme of role playing is infantilism. This book is by a heterosexual male . So the roles of infantilism used in this story are from a straight point of view. What I write is always journey and an exploration into the subject of infantilism, not ...
Zorro Daddy, 2010
6
Zeke and Lily - Once Upon a Beginning
This is the story of the day they first met face-to-face at a mall in Lancaster County, PA. THIS SUBJECT MATTER IS OF AN ADULT-NATURE AND NOT INTENDED FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
Zorro Daddy, 2010
7
Victims of Terrorism
The triad of being surrounded by a hostile atmosphere, feeling of isolation and feeling of helplessness produces a profound reaction that Karen Homey called- " basic anxiety", and Martin Symonds termed-'traumatic psychological infantilism".
D.p.sharma, 2003
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Zeke and Lily - Making a Memory
Zeke and Lily have bonded their hearts.
Zorro Daddy, 2010
9
Extra-Ordinary Men: White Heterosexual Masculinity and ...
S7 The infantilism of Tarantino's male characters provides a useful fiamework for analyzing the unpredictable eruptions of verbal and physical violence in his films. While his Pulp Fiction characters often wander around with a “wide-eyed ...
Nicola Rehling, 2010
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Personality
They tend to be aggressive and difficult. Infantilism By infantilism, is meant the retention of the characteristics of childhood up to an unduly advanced age, or a retardation of the rate of development. It is not necessarily associated with dwarfism, ...
R G Gordon, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFANTILISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infantilism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The death of free speech
... violence, denouncing discrimination and hatred — inevitably, the end result is the same: intolerance, indoctrination and infantilism. «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Confessions of a Broadsheet addict
... “Spaghetti Hoops” and “Bodger”: words synonymous with childhood innocence, a Freudian nod perhaps to the infantilism of Broadsheet, ... «Village, Jul 15»
3
Japan's troubling lack of romance
School reduce to regimented pabulum. Textbooks seek new lows in infantilism. Everyone avoids essays or anything hard or remotely personal. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
4
IMF, ESFS, Tsipras and EU disintegration
We, as citizens of once a great Union, have already gone through such infantilism and impotence of the Union's center. It happened long before ... «Azerbaijan Business Center, Jul 15»
5
The Emergence Of Orwellian Newspeak And The Death Of Free …
... violence, denouncing discrimination and hatred—inevitably, the end result is the same: intolerance, indoctrination, and infantilism. «Western Journalism, Jun 15»
6
Death of Free Speech: When You Control the Words, You Control …
... violence, denouncing discrimination and hatred—inevitably, the end result is the same: intolerance, indoctrination and infantilism. (Photo: ... «TheBlaze.com, Jun 15»
7
From Free Speech Movement to This: Anything You Say May Create …
"It promotes infantilism," said Tibor Machan, a retired Chapman University professor of business ethics. "Colleges become kindergartens. «Reason, Jun 15»
8
Dinesh D'Souza's America
... the greatest nation in the world through theft of other countries resources, is that Progressives, in their existential self-righteous infantilism has ... «RenewAmerica, Jun 15»
9
Pulse Blogger: APC Pitfalls: Saraki's NASS drama is not good for …
It is foolish infantilism to say the party should not decide for the legislative chambers. Of course, this is democracy. The majority calls the shots, ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jun 15»
10
Why do you use spurs on your horse?
This very basic understanding of equine perception exposes the infantilism of the belief that if the aids are properly applied, the horse responds ... «Horsetalk, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Infantilism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/infantilism>. Apr 2024 ».
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