mentally handicapped
- a word derived from mental handicap.
Example Sentences
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Pattinson's character is a bright but oppressed sort who has been given a raw deal, charged with taking care of his mentally handicapped brother and no easy economic way out of his predicament.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2017
Bush lobbied a judge to consider appointing a guardian to the fetus of a mentally handicapped woman who had been raped in group care.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2015
As a young man, Caputo wrestles a mentally handicapped wrestler in an exhibition match because it was the other athlete’s dream to compete.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015
Einstein did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was seven, causing his teachers and parents to think he was mentally handicapped, slow, and anti-social.
From Forbes ● Apr. 20, 2015
What we need to work out is a better and more effective means for helping the family to do what is needed for the mentally handicapped child.
From The Family and it's Members by Spencer, Anna Garlin
