feeble-mindedness


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fee·ble-mind·ed

(fē′bəl-mīn′dĭd)
adj.
1. Deficient in intelligence. No longer in scientific use.
2. Exhibiting a marked lack of intelligent consideration and forethought: a feeble-minded plan doomed to failure.

fee′ble-mind′ed·ly adv.
fee′ble-mind′ed·ness n.
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Translations

feeble-mindedness

[ˌfiːblˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] N (Med) → debilidad f mental
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feeble-mindedness

[ˌfiːblˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] ndebolezza mentale
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What phenomenal feeble-mindedness!" exclaimed Ferdishenko.
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