feeblemindedness

• Substantivo que designa um estado de deficiência mental grave ou insuficiência intelectual; atualmente é considerado termo obsoleto e ofensivo.

A noun referring to a state of severe intellectual disability or mental deficiency, now considered outdated and offensive.

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1. severe intellectual impairmentC2formalmedical

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

   Deficiência intelectual grave

   • 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.

   Sinônimosidiocyimbecility

   Antônimosclevernessgeniusintelligencesagacitywit