feebleminded
1
9.9
- adjective
- /ˈfiːbəlˌmaɪndɪd/
- Slur
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[término arcaico y ofensivo para persona con discapacidad intelectual]
- "The man thought she was too feebleminded to realize that this fertile and mellow climate could one day produce the crops to feed the world.
Examples
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I've got a feebleminded son—thanks to whom?—
Fiction book (1990) -
During the first quarter of the century, tens of thousands of people who were diagnosed as feebleminded or insane would be institutionalized, sterilized, or both for eugenic purposes.
Academic text (2011) -
Development of the intelligence test shortly after the turn of the century allowed for the "scientific" delineation of the feebleminded element of the population.
Academic text (2011) -
Institutional administrators and others came to admit that many cases of moronity were not genetic and that cultural factors, such as poverty, put many people at risk for a feebleminded diagnosis.
Academic text (2011) -
The driver thought to himself that it wasn't nice to confuse the feebleminded boy with talk about the elements, since even the birds in the trees talked about how he couldn't keep the points of the compass straight in his head.
Fiction book (1990) -
These psychological terms work particularly well in describing Karl because, according to the saga, most people considered him, when he was a child, mute and feebleminded (192-3) 41.
Academic text (1998) -
In "The Frequency of Amentia as Related to Sex," she reported that it only appeared that there were more feebleminded males than females because girl children remained in the care of their families, whereas boys were institutionalized (Hollingworth, 1913).
Academic text (1990) -
Assuming a normal distribution of ability within the population, proof of greater male variation typically consisted of citing figures that showed a higher proportion of males than females inhabited institutions for the feebleminded and that a higher proportion of males than females achieved social eminence.
Academic text (1990) -
Treat any gulden you encounter (though there were not many in-country and almost none in the lush lands where the Higher Hundred had their estates) with the cheerful compassion you would give to a mute child, an injured dog, a feebleminded old man.
Fiction book (2001) -
Historically, the term feebleminded was used to describe individuals with intellectual disabilities who needed special care.
Synonyms
138
8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
39
4.1
Not thinking or paying attention before acting
24
3.5
Very stupid and not using common sense
16
7.1
Not very intelligent and too naive about complex things
9
6.8
Not showing good sense or judgment
8
3.3
Not smart or slow to understand
8
8.0
Very stupid and not thinking clearly
6
5.6
Not quick to understand or learn
6
5.3
Not very smart and slow to understand things
4
7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
3
6.7
Not quick to understand or think
2
7.5
Showing very little sense or intelligence
1
7.3
Very stupid and showing little thought
1
7.4
A person who has difficulty learning or understanding new things
1
9.3
Not very smart and acting in a foolish way
1
9.9
Someone who is not smart and slow to understand
1
9.0
Not able to think or decide clearly about important legal matters
1
8.1
Not quick to understand or learn new things
1
8.8
Not very smart or sensible
1
7.9
Being very foolish and showing poor judgment
1
9.9
Not thinking clearly and often acting in a silly way
1
8.4
Very silly and not showing good sense
1
9.8
Being very silly and not serious
Being very foolish and clumsy in how someone thinks or acts
Showing little intelligence and only simple ideas
Very foolish and acting without thinking
Slow to understand or act because they are tired
Antonyms
How Intelligent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word feebleminded comes from feeble ('weak') + minded ('in the mind'), so it literally means 'weak-minded'. Today this word is old-fashioned and offensive when used about people because it labels someone's ability to think.