arrested development

Examples (10)

• His refusal to take responsibility is a classic sign of arrested development.
• Many critics argue that the character in the film suffers from a form of arrested development.
• She seemed to be in a state of arrested development, still acting like a teenager in her thirties.
• The therapist suggested his emotional issues stemmed from arrested development caused by childhood trauma.
• Living with his parents at 40, he's a textbook example of arrested development.
• The city's downtown area is in a state of arrested development, with many buildings left unfinished.
• Due to a lack of funding, the scientific project entered a period of arrested development.
• The country's political reforms experienced an arrested development after the coup.
• The artist's style shows a kind of arrested development, never moving beyond the techniques of her youth.
• The company's innovation is suffering from arrested development, relying on outdated technology.