Phrase guide

mental retardation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of intellectual disability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, proscribed, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ID, intellectual disability

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stupidity

Narrower terms: abnormality, mental defectiveness, moronity, mental deficiency, idiocy, amentia, imbecility

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Etymology

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