mental deficiency
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One brother died young of kidney failure after suffering from blindness, obesity, hypogonadism and mental deficiency; the other suffered longer after kidney dialysis machines became available.
From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2022
But Dr. Pike doesn’t think a lack of animal imagery marks a mental deficiency in Neanderthals.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2018
Things became difficult at home and after getting into trouble with the police, she was given probation and sent to Aston Hall, a "mental deficiency hospital" treating adults and children.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2016
People who knew her said that they never noticed any signs of mental deficiency.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2016
In all such cases, with rare exceptions to be mentioned immediately, by the time the mental deficiency is discovered, its causes are no longer active, and consequently cannot be affected by medical intervention.
From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred
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