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feeble-minded

Translations

feeble-mindednoun
feeble-minded
pl
débile mentalVieilli et offensant ; désigne une personne considérée comme ayant une intelligence inférieure à la normale.
In the eugenics era, the so-called feeble-minded were often forcibly sterilized.
À l’époque de l’eugénisme, les soi-disant débiles mentaux étaient souvent stérilisés de force.
Additional translations
attardé mentalVieilli et offensant ; variante ancienne possible dans ce sens.
feeble-mindedadjective
more feeble-minded
Comp.
most feeble-minded
Super.
débile mentalVieilli et offensant ; se dit d’une personne ayant des capacités mentales inférieures à la normale.
The institution was built to segregate feeble-minded children from the general population.
L’institution a été construite pour séparer les enfants débiles mentaux de la population générale.
Additional translations
stupideSens figuré ; pour une idée ou un comportement jugé sans jugement ou absurde.
attardé mentalVieilli et offensant ; variante possible dans un registre ancien.

Definitions

feeble-mindednoun
(dated and offensive) A person who is feeble-minded; someone of low intelligence.
In the eugenics era, the so-called feeble-minded were often forcibly sterilized.
feeble-mindedadjective
(dated and offensive) Having less than normal mental ability; mentally deficient.
The institution was built to segregate feeble-minded children from the general population.
Showing weak judgment or foolishness; stupid.
It was a feeble-minded idea that was doomed to fail.
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