HyperDic: backwardness

English > 1 sense of the word backwardness:
NOUNcognitionbackwardness, retardation, mental retardation, slowness, subnormalitylack of normal development of intellectual capacities
backwardness > pronunciation
Soundsbae'kwerdnahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > backwardness: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaninglack of normal development of intellectual capacities.
Synonymsretardation, mental retardation, slowness, subnormality
Narrowerabnormality, mental defectivenessretardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
idiocy, amentiaextreme / extreme mental retardation
imbecilityretardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
moronity, mental deficiencymild mental retardation
BroaderstupidityA poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
Spanishatraso, retraso mental, retraso
Catalanendarreriment, retard mental
Adjectivesbackwardretarded in intellectual development

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