as in adolescence
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Recent Examples of immaturity
That is to be expected considering the streamer’s relative newness to the space, but such immaturity can jump off the screen.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
In a study with 355 participants, the authors narrowed their list to 16 warning signs that predicted violence that occurred within six months — many of them having to do with entitlement, arrogance, control and emotional immaturity.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
And with the pressure mounting toward the end of the game, that immaturity showed.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Richardson has played just 17 games in his first three seasons while struggling with injuries, inaccuracy and, in the past, immaturity.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Sweats and stubble might not have been immaturity.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The level of immaturity from a grown man his age should be studied.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of treating youth anxiety as immaturity, this narrative shift reframes it as responsibility.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
In a study with 355 participants, the authors narrowed their list to 16 warning signs that predicted violence that occurred within six months — many of them having to do with entitlement, arrogance, control and emotional immaturity.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
And with the pressure mounting toward the end of the game, that immaturity showed.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Richardson has played just 17 games in his first three seasons while struggling with injuries, inaccuracy and, in the past, immaturity.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Sweats and stubble might not have been immaturity.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The level of immaturity from a grown man his age should be studied.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of treating youth anxiety as immaturity, this narrative shift reframes it as responsibility.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaturity
Noun
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Over time, the film builds an intimate chronicle of war, exile, and growth, as Israa faces the challenges of adolescence, identity, and belonging far from home.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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His daughter, meanwhile, is reckoning with a changing social and technological world Malcolm never experienced in adolescence.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Shia Islam is the majority religion in Iran, but the constitution recognizes Sunni Islam, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Christianity as minority sects, with each represented in parliament.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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On September 23, 1980, one day after launching airstrikes on Iran, Iraqi ground forces crossed into Khuzestan, a strategic western province that contained Iran’s largest oil field and a considerable number of Iranian Arabs, a minority in the country.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another son, Scott James Morgan, died in infancy.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2026
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Patients with hemimegalencephaly can suffer from unremitting epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, and often need neurosurgery during infancy.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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