English Dictionary

nature-deficit disorder

/ˈneɪtʃə ˈdɛfɪsɪt dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/

noun

(psychology) A disputed class of behavioural problems in modern children, ascribed to the fact that they spend little time outdoors.

Nature-deficit disorder is a term used to describe the negative effects of a lack of exposure to nature on physical and mental health.

意味（1）

(psychology) A disputed class of behavioural problems in modern children, ascribed to the fact that they spend little time outdoors.

Nature-deficit disorder severely hampers, if not fully blocks, development of environmental literacy. Environmental communicators, educators and interpreters talk about their work as an 'antidote' or 'cure' for nature-deficit disorder.