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In taking stock of ourselves, we should not forget that fear plays a large part in the drama of failure. That is the first thing to be dropped. Fear is a mental deficiency susceptible of correction, if taken in hand before it gains an ascendency over us. Fear comes with the thought of failure.
Douglas Fairbanks

Meaning of "mental deficiency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY

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Mental deficiency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MENTAL DEFICIENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mental deficiency

Intellectual disability

Intellectual disability or general learning disability is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors. Intellectual disability is also known as mental retardation, although this older term is being used less frequently. It was historically defined as an intelligence quotient score under 70. Once focused almost entirely on cognition, the definition now includes both a component relating to mental functioning and one relating to individuals' functional skills in their environments. As a result, a person with an unusually low IQ may not be considered intellectually disabled. Intellectual disability is subdivided into syndromic intellectual disability, in which intellectual deficits associated with other medical and behavioral signs and symptoms are present, and non-syndromic intellectual disability, in which intellectual deficits appear without other abnormalities. The terms used for this condition are subject to a process called the euphemism treadmill.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENTAL DEFICIENCY

mental
mental age
mental arithmetic
mental block
mental cruelty
mental defective
mental disability
mental disorder
mental handicap
mental healer
mental healing
mental health
mental health care
mental home
mental illness
mental impairment
mental lexicon
mental reservation
mental retardation
mental strain

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENTAL DEFICIENCY

agency
deficiency
efficiency
energy efficiency
enzyme deficiency
expediency
fuel efficiency
immune deficiency
immunodeficiency
inefficiency
insufficiency
leniency
proficiency
protein deficiency
quantum efficiency
resiliency
saliency
self-sufficiency
sufficiency
vitamin deficiency
volumetric efficiency

Synonyms and antonyms of mental deficiency in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mental deficiency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY

Find out the translation of mental deficiency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mental deficiency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mental deficiency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

智力缺陷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deficiencia mental
570 millions of speakers

English

mental deficiency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानसिक कमी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القصور العقلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умственная отсталость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deficiência mental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানসিক অভাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déficience mentale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekurangan mental
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwachsinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

精神遅滞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신 결핍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang mental
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiếu tinh thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மன குறைபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानसिक कमतरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zihinsel yetersizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deficienza mentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedorozwój umysłowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розумова відсталість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deficiență mintală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νοητική ανεπάρκεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geestelike gebrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mental brist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utviklingshemming
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mental deficiency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENTAL DEFICIENCY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mental deficiency

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QUOTES WITH «MENTAL DEFICIENCY»

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Douglas Fairbanks
In taking stock of ourselves, we should not forget that fear plays a large part in the drama of failure. That is the first thing to be dropped. Fear is a mental deficiency susceptible of correction, if taken in hand before it gains an ascendency over us. Fear comes with the thought of failure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENTAL DEFICIENCY»

Discover the use of mental deficiency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mental deficiency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ellis' Handbook of Mental Deficiency, Psychological Theory ...
In the 16 years since the publication of the second edition of this volume, psychological theory and research in mental retardation has continued to expand and extend scientific, theoretical, and clinical understanding of this most complex ...
William E. MacLean, 1997
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The Problem of Mental Deficiency: Eugenics, Democracy, and ...
This is the first detailed assessment of the development and implementation of social policy to deal with the problem of the `mentally deficient' in Britain between 1870 and 1959.
Mathew Thomson, 1998
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Mental deficiency: the changing outlook
New edition, completely revised to reflect the breakthroughs in research and changes in public attitudes over the past decade.
Ann Margaret Clarke, Alan Douglas Benson Clarke, Joseph M. Berg, 1985
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Ellis' Handbook of Mental Deficiency Psychological Theory ...
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
William E. MacLean Jr., 2012
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From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency: Historical Perspectives on ...
Accounts of mental deficiency policy have followed this pattern. Considerable attention has been paid both to the passage of the 1913 Mental Deficiency Act and to the unsuccessful campaign for voluntary sterilisation of defectives in the 1930s ...
Anne Digby, David Wright, 2002
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American Journal of Mental Deficiency
Sociobehavioral studies in menial retardation. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Deficiency, 1973. Bjaanes, A., & Butler, E. Environmental variations in community care facilities for mentally retarded persons. American Journal ...
‎1981
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Handbook of Mental Deficiency: Psychological Theory and Research
Contributing Authors Include Herman Spitz, Rue Cromwell, David Zeaman, Betty House And Many Others.
Norman Richard Ellis, 2012
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Insanity and Mental Deficiency in Relation to Legal ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William George Henry Cook, 2010
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AJMD
Includes the association's conference proceedings and addresses.
‎1997
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Outline for the Study of Mental Deficiency
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
J. Harold Williams, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MENTAL DEFICIENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mental deficiency is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bemidji woman charged with manslaughter of cousin who froze to …
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A Bemidji woman who has been undergoing mental deficiency-illness evaluations and treatment for many months is back in ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
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Bemidji woman pleads not guilty in hypothermia death case …
In July 2014, a mental deficiency/illness evaluation was ordered for Downer. She was committed as developmentally disabled March 2 of this ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Jul 15»
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McHenry sponsors legislation to help eugenics victims
... for your part in the protection of the next generation from the inheritance of mental disease and mental deficiency,” the letter reads. «Lincoln Times-News, Jul 15»
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Northumberland and Durham Family History Society, July meeting
Under the 1913 Mental Deficiency Act, unmarried mothers could find themselves locked away in a mental asylum, where they could remain for ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
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What Comes After the Alzheimer's Conversation
Get it early, before there is a mental deficiency. Without a POA, a DR or insurance company cannot even discuss your loved one's medical ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Absolute liberalism seemed to be, indeed, some sort of mental deficiency. Efficient bus-lines were being cut to make way for far more expensive ... «Oregon Catalyst, Jun 15»
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Right intra lobar pulmonary sequestration with feeding artery arising …
This case report describes a 30-year-old man with a history of mental deficiency and repeated pneumonia who was referred to our hospital for ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
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Dave Grohl Says Kanye West Could 'Have 100K People Bottle Him …
It's not hard to figure out that you have some kind of severe mental deficiency. It's okay Jonathan, I don't hold it against you, you might be an ... «SPIN, Jun 15»
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PERRIS: Murder cases against 'serial killer' to proceed
... “there is not a single shred of credible evidence suggesting that Contreras suffers from any bona fide mental deficiency that interferes with his ... «Press-Enterprise, Jun 15»
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6 Unsung Novels You Should Read This Summer
It's a rare novel for adults that takes us inside the mind of someone dealing with some kind of mental deficiency or altered perception — last ... «The Fiscal Times, Jun 15»

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