mental deficiency
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Velázquez authority Jonathan Brown has pointed out qualities of “humor” and “bravura” in these portraits, as well as “remarkably perceptive observations about mental deficiency” and “a kind of smoldering defiance.”
From Washington Post
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
In 2017, Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer contended that “the drafters” of the amendment “had physical disability in mind,” not mental deficiencies.
From Washington Post
“All signs are good so far. There doesn’t seem to be any negative neurological signs yet for physical or mental deficiencies.”
From Fox News
“Yes, a part of me would. Just so I can feel things. There are so many people in my life who deserve better. It really is a mental deficiency.”
From The Guardian
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