feeble-minded
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
feeble-minded (comparative more feeble-minded, superlative most feeble-minded)
- Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
Usage notes[edit]
This term was used loosely in the late 19th and the early 20th century to describe a variety of mental deficiencies, often in a medical context (as were cretin, idiot, imbecile and moron). It was originally not meant to be considered a pejorative term. By the mid-20th century, it was no longer used in medical contexts and became considered a pejorative.
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Translations[edit]
unintelligent
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References[edit]
- feeble-minded in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
