amentia
/eɪˈmɛnʃə/
amentia noun: mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.
Noun
amentia (countable and uncountable, plural amentias)
- Mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.
- Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.1922, W. G. Aitchison Robertson, Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 9th edition
amentia meaning in Tamil and Kannada
amentia in Tamil
- மடமை, மனவிருத்தியின்மை, உளக்குழப்பம், புத்தியின்மை, மனவளர்ச்சியிற் குறைபாடு
amentia in Kannada
- ಹುಟ್ಟುಹೆಡ್ಡು
Forms of amentia
| plural | amentias |
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Origin of amentia
From Latin āmentia (“madness; senselessness”), from āmēns (“mad, insane; foolish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + mēns (“mind”).
Words formed from amentia
Questions about amentia
- What does amentia mean?
- Amentia means mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.
- What is amentia in Tamil?
- Amentia in Tamil is மடமை, மனவிருத்தியின்மை, உளக்குழப்பம். See Amentia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amentia?
- Amentia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce amentia?
- Amentia is pronounced /eɪˈmɛnʃə/.
- What is the plural of amentia?
- The plural of amentia is amentias.
Words near amentia in the dictionary
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