verb
- past tense and past participle of infantilise; to treat someone as if they were a child, or to make something childish or immature
Usage: British spelling (American: infantilized); often used in psychology, education, and social contexts to describe condescending treatment
Examples
- The teacher infantilised her students by speaking to them in an overly simple manner.
- He felt infantilised when his parents made all his decisions for him.
- The marketing campaign infantilised the audience with its simplistic messaging.
- She was infantilised by her family, who never allowed her to take responsibility.
- The policy infantilised workers by removing their autonomy in the workplace.
- Critics argued that the film infantilised complex social issues.