arrested development arrestation • arrestee · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · arrested development · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 20 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely. Synonyms: arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · fixation · · Synonym 1 infantile fixation · · Synonym 2 regression · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076