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English > 1 sense of the word backwardness:
NOUNcognitionbackwardness, retardation, mental retardation, slowness, subnormalitylack of normal development of intellectual capacities
backwardness > pronunciation
Soundsbae'kwerdnahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1131 rhymes with ahs...
English > backwardness: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaninglack of normal development of intellectual capacities.
Synonymsretardation, mental retardation, slowness, subnormality
Narrowerabnormality, mental defectivenessretardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
idiocy, amentiaextreme / extreme mental retardation
imbecilityretardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
moronity, mental deficiencymild mental retardation
BroaderstupidityA poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
Spanishretraso
Adjectivesbackwardretarded in intellectual development

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