feeble-mindedness
Example Sentences
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Goddard’s proposed cure to the nation’s feeble-mindedness was widely implemented.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2021
The Ohio researcher said that some of his subjects were "greatly influenced by the pleasant appearance or smile, but for some the smile denotes intelligence and for others it denotes feeble-mindedness."
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2012
The conclusions reached are numerous and important, but the one of greatest theoretical interest is this, that feeble-mindedness is inherited as a simple recessive Mendelian unit-character.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
Then it must be borne in mind that there is no sharp distinction between feeble-mindedness and the normal mind.
From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe
We give these figures only that it may not be imagined that we are dealing with cases of slight feeble-mindedness with a retardation of one or two years.
From Mentally Defective Children by Alfred Binet
