immaturity

immaturity
/im'euh choor"i tee, -toor"-, -tyoor"-, -cherr"-/, n., pl. immaturities for 2.
1. a state or condition of being immature: the immaturity of one's behavior; the immaturity of a country's technology.
2. an immature action or attitude.
[1530-40; IMMATURE + -ITY, prob. reflecting L immaturitas untimely haste, unripeness]

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