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English
Adjective
feeble-minded
- Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence; irresolute; vacilating; imbecile.
Usage notes
This term was used late-19th through the early-20th centuries to loosely describe a variety of mental deficiencies, often in a medical context (as were moron and idiot). It was originaly not meant to be considered a pejorative term. By the mid-20th century it was no longer used in medical contexts and became considered a perjorative.
Related terms
feeble-mindedly
feeble-mindedness
Translations
French: faible d'esprit
References
R:Webster 1913
vi:feeble-minded
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