Backwardness: alternatives and connections

The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.

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Imbecility; total want of understanding.

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

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The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp. of mind.

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The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.

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A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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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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The quality or state of being slow.

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