mentally handicapped

mentally handicapped
mentally handicapped adjective
Having impaired intellectual ability, either congenitally or as a result of brain damage
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Main Entry:mental

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ˌmentally ˈhandicapped 7 [mentally handicapped] adjective (old-fashioned)
(of a person) slow to learn or to understand things because of a problem with the brain  It is now more usual to say that people with this kind of problem have learning difficulties.

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  • handicapped — hand|i|capped [ˈhændikæpt] adj old fashioned 1.) if someone is handicapped, a part of their body or their mind has been permanently injured or damaged. Some people think that this word is offensive ▪ a special school for mentally handicapped… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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