growth

Plural

growths

1. 1.An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

2. 2.An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.

   • Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.

3. 3.The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.

4. 4.Ellipsis of economic growth.

   • Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
   • Liz Truss has promised Britons she has “got your back” and set out a plan for “growth, growth and growth” in a conference speech disrupted by protesters asking who voted for her plan.

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Synonyms

• development

Word family

• grow