"maldevelopment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maldevelopments [plural]
Etymology: French maldéveloppement, introduced as a human and social development term in France in the 1990s, to replace the words malformation or développement anormal. The word can be broken down as mal- (“ill”) + development. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|maldéveloppement}} French maldéveloppement, {{prefix|en|mal|development|gloss1=ill}} mal- (“ill”) + development Head templates: {{en-noun}} maldevelopment (plural maldevelopments)
  1. The state of an organism or an organisation that did not develop in the "normal" way (used in medicine, e.g. "brain maldevelopment of a fetus").
    Sense id: en-maldevelopment-en-noun-IOpPBozv
  2. Under the philosophy of sustainable development, poor economic, human or social development.
    Sense id: en-maldevelopment-en-noun-gP8zUXVT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mal-: 26 74

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