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View synonyms for mental retardation

mental retardation

[ men-tl ree-tahr-dey-shuhn ]

noun



mental retardation

noun

  1. psychiatry the condition of having a low intelligence quotient (below 70)
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mental retardation

  1. Below-average intellectual ability resulting from a genetic defect, brain injury, or disease, and usually present from birth or early infancy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mental retardation1

First recorded in 1900–15

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