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was stunted
verb
To check or hinder the growth or development of.
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Our creativity was stunted".
My sexual development was stunted.
Tree growth was stunted or nonexistent.
If the separation persisted, the infant rats' growth was stunted.
He was short of breath and his growth was stunted.
This was stunted, desperate stuff; the narrative had long since swung in an alternate direction.
But he said that expression was stunted at the college level.
The development of Georgian theatre, which needed prosperous city dwellers, was stunted during the 19th century.
Her growth was stunted, and she had anemia and lung problems.
Renal parenchymal growth was stunted by partial UUO with the impairment proportional to the duration and severity of obstruction.
Ms. Morgan's growth was stunted because of the fragility of her bones: she is 3 feet 2 inches tall.
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