behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality | returning to a former state |
marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal | the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) |
retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state |
an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies | an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |