Amentia

//eɪˈmɛnʃə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped. countable, uncountable

    "Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France."

  2. 2
    extreme mental retardation wordnet

Synonyms

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idiocyarrested developmentbackwardnessblithering idiocycretinismhalf-wittedness

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"Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France."

Etymology

From Latin āmentia (“madness; senselessness”), from āmēns (“mad, insane; foolish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + mēns (“mind”).

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