subnormality (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *subnormality*:
NOUN	state	subnormality	the state of being less than normal / normal (especially with respect to intelligence)
NOUN	cognition	subnormality, retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness	lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

English > *subnormality*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	The state of being less than normal / normal (especially with respect to intelligence).
Broader	abnormality, abnormalcy	An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
Spanish	anormalidad, subnormalidad
Adjectives	subnormal	below normal or average

English > *subnormality*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	lack of normal development of intellectual capacities.
Synonyms	retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness
Narrower	abnormality, mental defectiveness	retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
	idiocy, amentia	extreme / extreme mental retardation
	imbecility	retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
	moronity, mental deficiency	mild mental retardation
Broader	stupidity	A poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
Spanish	atraso, retraso mental, retraso
Catalan	endarreriment, retard mental
Adjectives	subnormal	below normal or average

HyperDic: subnormality