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Amentia

Imbecility; total want of understanding.

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Backwardness 76% connected

The state of being backward.

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Retardation 76% connected

The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.

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Slowness 76% connected

The quality or state of being slow.

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Idiocy 92% connected

The condition or quality of being an idiot; absence, or marked deficiency, of sense and intelligence.

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Abundance noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a perc…

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Amnesia noun · 78% connection

partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

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Asymmetry noun · 78% connection

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

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Balance noun · 78% connection

To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of b…

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Bluntness noun · 78% connection

Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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Coolness noun · 78% connection

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmn…

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Craziness noun · 78% connection

The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.

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Dementia noun · 78% connection

Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy.

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Desiderate verb · 78% connection

To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.

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Discernible adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being discerned by the eye or the understanding; as, a star is discernible by the eye; the identity of difference of ideas…

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Dishonesty noun · 78% connection

Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or b…

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Disquiet noun · 78% connection

Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.

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Dotage verb · 78% connection

Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man…

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Dullness noun · 78% connection

The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness…

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Fatuity noun · 78% connection

Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.

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Imbecilities pl. · 78% connection

of Imbecility

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Impotency noun · 78% connection

The quality or condition of being impotent; want of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness; inability…

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Inanition noun · 78% connection

The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of…

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