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puerilisms

puerilisms is the plural of puerilism.

Meaning of puerilism

Noun

puerilism (usually uncountable, plural puerilisms)

  1. (usually) Childlike behavior by an adult, especially as indicating a mental disorder.
    • With regard to hysteria; in dissociation there may be a secondary time disorder; for example a patient with puerilism said: "People all seem grown up and older. And my Mum, I'm sure I know her from a long time ago. I look at her, but I can't make it out."1932, Aubrey Lewis, "The Experience of Time in Mental Disorder," reprinted in Inquiries in Psychiatry (Routledge, 2013), p. 14 (Google preview)

Questions about puerilisms

What is puerilisms the plural of?
Puerilisms is the plural of puerilism.

Words near puerilisms in the dictionary

  1. puericulture
  2. puerile
  3. puerilely
  4. puerileness
  5. puerilism
  6. puerilisms
  7. puerilities
  8. puerility
  9. puerilization
  10. puerpera
  11. puerperae

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