immaturities
Signs of underdevelopment
Immaturities are instances or qualities of being immature—whether physical, emotional, or developmental.
The word appears in clinical and educational contexts to describe specific areas where growth remains incomplete: The report noted several emotional immaturities that affected his relationships.
It can also refer to childish behaviors collectively: His immaturities were exhausting.
Ease of being deceived
- credulousnessReadiness to accept claims
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- guilelessnessAbsence of cunning
- ingenuousnessInnocent frankness, without cunning
artlessness · unsophistication · unworldliness · simplicity · childlikeness · impressionability · wide-eyed · greenness
Teenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- juvenilityState of being young
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- infancyEarliest period of life
childishness · puerility · teenagers · youngsters · tweens · juveniles · boyishness · girlishness
State of incomplete maturation
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- incompletenessState of lacking parts
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- unfinishedNot yet complete
half-formed · embryonic · inchoate · nascent · budding · incipient · germinal · unfledged
Acting without forethought
- irresponsibilityFailure to meet obligations
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
petulance · tantrums · thoughtlessness · shortsightedness · frivolity · foolishness · brattiness · whining
gullibility
Ease of being deceived
- credulousnessReadiness to accept claims
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- guilelessnessAbsence of cunning
ingenuousness · artlessness · unsophistication · unworldliness · simplicity · childlikeness · impressionability · wide-eyed · greenness · callowness
adolescence
Teenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- juvenilityState of being young
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
infancy · childishness · puerility · teenagers · youngsters · tweens · juveniles · boyishness · girlishness · youthfulness
unripeness
State of incomplete maturation
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- incompletenessState of lacking parts
- undevelopedNot fully formed
unfinished · half-formed · embryonic · inchoate · nascent · budding · incipient · germinal · unfledged · unpolished
impulsiveness
Acting without forethought
- irresponsibilityFailure to meet obligations
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
giddiness · petulance · tantrums · thoughtlessness · shortsightedness · frivolity · foolishness · brattiness · whining · pouting
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
beginner · fledgling · newbie · apprentice · trainee · amateur · tyro · untrained · unskilled · unseasoned
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When obligations become payable
maturity · ripeness · adulthood · completeness · development
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Full growth achieved
wisdom · sophistication · wisdoms · levelheadedness · judiciousness
immaturitiesexperience
Practical knowledge from life
wisdom · sophistication · worldliness · sagacity · refinement
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