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subnormality

subnormality

9.5
A condition in which a person has lower than usual thinking ability
  • noun
  • /sʌbˌnɔːrˈmælɪti/
  • NSFW
: subnormalidad
  • The psychologist evaluated the child's performance and diagnosed her with subnormality in cognitive abilities.

Examples

  • Due to his subnormality, he required special educational support to help him learn effectively.

  • The study focused on individuals with subnormality and their access to mental health resources.

  • Sure signs of holy subnormality.

Synonyms

backwardness
vssubnormality
  • Offensive
2 6.3

Being less developed than others in education, money, or social life

focuses only on low intelligence rather than broader developmental lag
mental deficiency
vssubnormality
  • Offensive
1 8.4

Lower than usual ability to think and learn

is the wider medical phrase for less than normal mental ability
abnormality
vssubnormality
  • NSFW
1 6.3

A condition in which a person's thinking and learning are much below normal

is the everyday description for lower than normal mental capacity
subnormal intelligence
vssubnormality
  • Archaic
1 7.9

Thinking ability that is much lower than most people's and shown by standard tests

is the general label for having less than normal mental ability
unintelligence
vssubnormality
1 8.2

Low mental ability to think clearly or learn

is the formal clinical term for having below normal intellectual function
mental defectiveness
vssubnormality
  • Archaic
9.6

A condition of low ability to learn and think that starts in childhood

is the broader nontechnical term for reduced mental ability

Antonyms

15 3.5

A time when things are usual and happen as expected

How Intelligent

adult intelligence
  • Specialized
1 5.0
borderline intelligence
  • Specialized
1 8.0
subnormality
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9.5

Surface Forms

subnormality singular

Morphology

subnormality = subnormal (transparent) = sub + normal + ity

Formed by sub- + normal to make 'subnormal', then nominalized with -ity; the meaning 'state of being below normal' follows directly.

Etymology

Subnormality breaks into sub- meaning 'under' and normal meaning 'usual' or 'average', like submarine which goes 'under' the sea. So subnormality means being 'below' the usual level of mental ability.