n.
1.an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
2.(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
3.the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
4.returning to a former state
Idiom of the Day
talk down to (someone)
to use words or ideas that make you seem smarter or better than others
I do not like that woman because she always talks down to the people around her.
