maldevelopment

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Noun

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").
2. Under the philosophy of [[sustainable]] development, poor [[economic]], [[human]] or [[social]] development.

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