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immature

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌɪməˈtʃʊr/ · UK /ˌɪməˈtjʊə/

immature means: Behaving like a child when you should act more sensibly.

adjective

CHILDISH BEHAVIORB2

Behaving like a child when you should act more sensibly.

  • That was an immature joke.
  • He is too immature to accept criticism.
  • Why are you being so immature?

Similar words: childish, juvenile

Opposites: mature

Common phrases: immature behavior, emotionally immature, immature jokes

NOT FULLY DEVELOPEDB2

Not yet fully grown or developed.

  • Do not pick the immature fruit.
  • Immature birds have different feathers from adults.
  • The test showed that some cells were still immature.

Similar words: undeveloped, unripe

Opposites: mature

Common phrases: immature fruit, immature bird, immature cells

Questions about immature

What does immature mean?

Behaving like a child when you should act more sensibly.

What is immature in other languages?

Türkçe: çocuksu · Español: inmaduro · Français: immature · Deutsch: unreif · Italiano: immaturo · 日本語: 幼稚な

How do you pronounce immature?

In American English /ˌɪməˈtʃʊr/; in British English /ˌɪməˈtjʊə/.

How do you use immature in a sentence?

That was an immature joke. He is too immature to accept criticism.

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