having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
retard
verb
slow the growth or development of
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🇩🇪German
Kretin
eine Person mit unterdurchschnittlicher Intelligenz
🇫🇷French
crétin
une personne d'une intelligence inférieure à la normale
🇪🇸Spanish
cretino
una persona de inteligencia subnormal
🇮🇹Italian
cretino
una persona di intelligenza subnormale
🇵🇹Portuguese
cretino
uma pessoa de inteligência subnormal
🇷🇺Russian
кретин
человек со сверхнормальным интеллектом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेवकूफ
असामान्य बुद्धि का व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্রিটিন
অস্বাভাবিক বুদ্ধিমত্তার একজন ব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
கிரெடின்
சாதாரண நுண்ணறிவு கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
క్రెటిన్
సాధారణ తెలివితేటలు లేని వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
क्रेटिन
असामान्य बुद्धिमत्तेची व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્રેટિન
અસાધારણ બુદ્ધિની વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ರೆಟಿನ್
ಅಸಹಜ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്രെറ്റിൻ
സാധാരണ ബുദ്ധിശക്തിയുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇵🇰Urdu
کریٹن
غیر معمولی ذہانت والا شخص
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
白痴
智力低下的人
🇯🇵Japanese
クレチン
標準以下の知性を持つ人
🇰🇷Korean
바보
지능이 보통 이하인 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kẻ đần độn
một người có trí thông minh dưới mức bình thường
🇹🇭Thai
เครติน
คนที่มีสติปัญญาต่ำกว่าปกติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
bodoh
seseorang dengan kecerdasan di bawah normal
🇲🇾Malay
kretin
seorang yang mempunyai kecerdasan subnormal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كريتين
شخص ذو ذكاء أقل من الطبيعي
🇮🇷Persian
کرتین
فردی با هوش غیرعادی
🇹🇷Turkish
aptal
normalin altında zekaya sahip bir kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְפַגֵר
אדם בעל אינטליגנציה תת-נורמלית
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What is the primary definition of the word 'cretin'?
The primary meaning of 'cretin' is 'a person of subnormal intelligence'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cretin' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cretin' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cretin' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cretin' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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