feeblemindedness

• Существительное, обозначающее состояние тяжелой умственной отсталости или умственной недостаточности; в настоящее время считается устаревшим и оскорбительным.

A noun referring to a state of severe intellectual disability or mental deficiency, now considered outdated and offensive.

uncountable

1. severe intellectual impairmentC2formalmedical

   The state of having significantly below-average mental ability, historically used to describe profound cognitive deficiency.

   Тяжелое интеллектуальное нарушение

   • The term feeblemindedness was once used in clinical settings to describe severe learning disabilities.
   • In the early 20th century, institutions were created for those diagnosed with feeblemindedness.
   • Modern psychology no longer uses feeblemindedness as a diagnostic category.

   Synonymsidiocyimbecility

   Antonymsclevernessgeniusintelligencesagacitywit