mentally retarded

English

Adjective

mentally retarded (comparative more mentally retarded, superlative most mentally retarded)

1. (now offensive) intellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors (which means having problems with basic functional skills that affect everyday, general living).

Synonyms

• intellectually disabled
• developmentally disabled
• mentally challenged
• special
• developmentally delayed
• retarded (offensive)

Translations

having an IQ below 70 and problems with basic daily living skills

• Arabic: مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif)
• Finnish: kehitysvammainen (fi)
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• Macedonian: ментално заостанат m (mentalno zaostanat)
• Romanian: retardat, înapoiat mintal