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mentally handicapped — adjective Having impaired intellectual ability, either congenitally or as a result of brain damage • • • Main Entry: ↑mental * * * ˌmentally ˈhandicapped 7 [mentally handicapped] adjective ( … Useful english dictionary
mentally handicapped — adj old fashioned a mentally handicapped person has a problem with their brain, often from the time they are born, that affects their ability to think or control their body movements … Dictionary of contemporary English
mentally handicapped — adjective 1 a mentally handicapped person has a problem with their brain that affects their ability to think or control their body movements, usually from birth 2 (plural) the mentally handicapped people who are mentally handicapped … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mentally handicapped — men|tal|ly hand|i|capped [ ,mentli hændı,kæpt ] adjective OLD FASHIONED someone who is mentally handicapped is not able to learn or develop skills at the same rate as most other people because they have a problem with their brain. It is now… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mentally handicapped — /mɛntəli ˈhændikæpt/ (say mentuhlee handeekapt) adjective → mentally deficient …
mentally defective — mentally deficient, mentally handicapped … English contemporary dictionary
Association for the Rehabilitation of the Mentally Handicapped — organization working to rehabilitate mentally disabled persons … English contemporary dictionary
handicapped — adjective 1 having serious difficulty using part of your body or mind fully because of injury or damage: physically/mentally handicapped: mentally handicapped children | visually handicapped (=blind or partly blind) 2 the handicapped people who… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
handicapped — [[t]hæ̱ndikæpt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is handicapped has a physical or mental disability that prevents them living a totally normal life. I m going to work two days a week teaching handicapped kids to fish... Alex was mentally handicapped. N … English dictionary
handicapped — hand|i|capped [ˈhændikæpt] adj old fashioned 1.) if someone is handicapped, a part of their body or their mind has been permanently injured or damaged. Some people think that this word is offensive ▪ a special school for mentally handicapped… … Dictionary of contemporary English
