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oligophrenia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈfɹiːnɪə/
  • /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈfɹɛ.ni.ə/
  • /ˌɒlɪɡəˈfɹiː.ni.ə/

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noun

Meaning 1

subnormal mental development

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, soul”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: олигофре́ния (oligofrénija) — subnormal mental development
  • Catalan: oligofrènia — subnormal mental development
  • Czech: oligofrenie — subnormal mental development
  • Danish: oligofreni — subnormal mental development
  • Finnish: vajaamielisyys — subnormal mental development
  • French: oligophrénie — subnormal mental development
  • Italian: oligofrenia — subnormal mental development
  • Polish: oligofrenia — subnormal mental development
  • Portuguese: oligofrenia — subnormal mental development
  • Romanian: oligofrenie — subnormal mental development
  • Russian: олигофрени́я (oligofreníja) — subnormal mental development
  • Spanish: oligofrenia — subnormal mental development
  • Ukrainian: олігофрені́я (olihofreníja) — subnormal mental development