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infantilize
(redirected from infantilization)

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in·fan·til·ize  (nfn-tl-z, n-fn-)
tr.v. in·fan·til·ized, in·fan·til·iz·ing, in·fan·til·iz·es
1. To reduce to an infantile state or condition: "It creates a crisis that infantilizes themcauses grown men to squabble like kids about trivial things" (New Yorker).
2. To treat or condescend to as if still a young child: "The Victorian physician infantilized his patient" (Judith Moore).
in·fantil·i·zation (--zshn) n.


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Among Segal's claims and targets: dwindling ballet audiences; a repertoire "that's decaying"; the infantilization of ballet dancers; ballets that traffic in archaic stereotypes; classics that are inauthentic for today's audiences; an art form that values "prettiness" over beauty and depth; and ballet's irrelevancy to today's world.
Beyond ballet bashing: making ballet a more vital art form by Carmen, Joseph / Dance Magazine
Contextualized within the narrative, this infantilization is reasonable as she was developmentally arrested at the time of her death.
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The result is often, I think, a process which is known as infantilization, not a mental and emotional condition conducive to responsible action.
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