feeble-mindedness
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Epilepsy: 101, 117, 242, 249, 251, 252, 253; in guinea-pigs, 132; relation to feeble-mindedness, 249.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.
Other observers note that in the children of workers in lead, there is a distressing frequency of feeble-mindedness and epilepsy.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.
I admit there may be such a thing as hereditary feeble-mindedness; I believe there is such a thing as witchcraft.
From Eugenics and Other Evils by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
