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intellectual disability

intellectual disability noun: any disability that affects the intellect or cognitive ability of a person.

Noun

intellectual disability (plural intellectual disabilities)

  1. Any disability that affects the intellect or cognitive ability of a person.
    • It is claimed that 20 per cent of children will have an intellectual disability at some time in their lives, which may result from medical problems, sensory impairments, hysical disabilities, emotional and behavioural difficulties, language impairments, or specific learning problems such as...2008, Linda Leung, Digital Experience Design: Ideas, Industries, Interaction, →ISBN, page 70
    • Students with intellectual disabilities, such as reading or developmental disabilities, may be given picture cues of certain emotions to match with nature.2014, Suzanne Degges-White, Bonnie R. Colon, Expressive Arts Interventions for School Counselors, →ISBN, page 309
    1. (specifically, usually) An IQ below 70 or a severely below average ability to reason and to develop basic living skills.

intellectual disability meaning in Tamil

intellectual disability in Tamil

அறிவுத்திறன் இயலாமை

Synonyms of intellectual disability

Forms of intellectual disability

pluralintellectual disabilities
alternative initialismID

Questions about intellectual disability

What does intellectual disability mean?
Intellectual disability means any disability that affects the intellect or cognitive ability of a person.
What is intellectual disability in Tamil?
Intellectual disability in Tamil is அறிவுத்திறன் இயலாமை. See Intellectual disability meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is intellectual disability?
Intellectual disability is a noun.
What is the plural of intellectual disability?
The plural of intellectual disability is intellectual disabilities.

Words near intellectual disability in the dictionary

  1. intellectual capital
  2. intellectual dark web
  3. intellectual developmental disorder
  4. intellectual developmental disorders
  5. intellectual disabilities
  6. intellectual disability
  7. intellectual freedom
  8. intellectual honesty
  9. intellectual masturbation
  10. intellectual properties
  11. intellectual property

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