feeble-mindedness
- a word derived from feeble-minded.
Example Sentences
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Goddard’s proposed cure to the nation’s feeble-mindedness was widely implemented.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2021
The Ohio researcher said that some of his subjects were "greatly influenced by the pleasant appearance or smile, but for some the smile denotes intelligence and for others it denotes feeble-mindedness."
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2012
The method of Binet and Simon renders possible a fairly exact measurement of feeble-mindedness.
From The Task of Social Hygiene by Ellis, Havelock
Probably no physician could be found who would diagnose the case, on the basis of a medical examination alone, as one of feeble-mindedness.
From The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson
Excuse all this excited conversation; but I've just met up with the subject of feeble-mindedness, and it's appalling—and interesting.
From Dear Enemy by Webster, Jean
