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feeblemindedness vs mental defectiveness

mental defectiveness vs feeblemindedness

feeblemindedness and mental defectiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
feeblemindedness Yes No No No
mental defectiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, mental defectiveness is a hypernym of feeblemindedness; that is, mental defectiveness is a word with a broader meaning than feeblemindedness:
  • feeblemindedness: severe mental deficiency
  • mental defectiveness: retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
Other hypernyms of feeblemindedness include abnormality.
feeblemindedness (noun) mental defectiveness (noun)
severe mental deficiency retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
Difference between feeblemindedness and mental defectiveness

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