non-development
noun[CorU]
(alsonondevelopment)uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/asituationin which something does notdevelop, or is notdeveloped:
Non-developmentoftrustcomes about when theconsultantisunreliable,breakspromises, and is late forappointments.
Medicalexpertsat thetimeclaimedthat theconditionwas astateof non-developmentcausedbydefectiveorgans.
Theylistanumberofdevelopments- and non-developments - that arelikelyto go on beingimportantfor manyyearsto come.
- Therevolutionof 1974usheredin aperiodof non-development,internalwarfare, andpessimism.
- Oneexplanationfor the non-development of thetextileindustryrelatesto the "deindustrializing"impactofcolonialrule.
- Thelowgrainyieldwascausedby the non-development ofgrainsitesduetoadverseclimaticfactors.
Keeping and staying the same
- anti-progressive
- calcification
- calcify
- consistency
- consistent
- continuum
- hover
- insensitivity
- invariant
- inveteracy
- leave well aloneidiom
- left
- peg
- stabilization
- stabilize
- stably
- stay
- steadfast
- wallow
- wouldn't have it any other wayidiom
non-development
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/notrelatingto orinvolvingdevelopment, forexampleof anindustry,area, orcountry:
These "grassroots"organizationstendto besmall,foundedby non-developmentspecialists,runbyvolunteers, andfundedbyindividuals.
Parliament wasincreasinglydemandinga moreactiveroleforgovernmentin non-developmentissuessuch aselectoralandindustrialreform.
- The Prime Minister hasannounceda 70%reductionin the non-developmentexpenditureof the Government.
- Under thisplan,spendingon any nondevelopmentprojectwould bedecreased.
Keeping and staying the same
- anti-progressive
- calcification
- calcify
- consistency
- consistent
- continuum
- hover
- insensitivity
- invariant
- inveteracy
- leave well aloneidiom
- left
- peg
- stabilization
- stabilize
- stably
- stay
- steadfast
- wallow
- wouldn't have it any other wayidiom