Peter Pan syndrome
/piːtə pan ˈsɪndɹəʊm/
Peter Pan syndrome proper noun: the supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men, who, like the fictional character, remain childish or childlike and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.
Proper noun
Peter Pan syndrome
- The supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men, who, like the fictional character, remain childish or childlike and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.
- The husband himself (called "he" to emphasize his role as Typical Male) comes across as a rather dense, naughty adolescent boy. He is clearly suffering from a terminal case of the Peter Pan syndrome.1989, Alice Hall Petry, “Alice Walker: The Achievement of the Short Fiction,”, in Modern Language Studies, volume 19, number 1, page 17
Questions about Peter Pan syndrome
- What does Peter Pan syndrome mean?
- Peter Pan syndrome means the supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men, who, like the fictional character, remain childish or childlike and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.
- What part of speech is Peter Pan syndrome?
- Peter Pan syndrome is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Peter Pan syndrome?
- Peter Pan syndrome is pronounced /piːtə pan ˈsɪndɹəʊm/.
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