Mental defect
Mental handicap and mental defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mental handicap" instead a noun phrase "Mental defect".
Mental handicap
Mental defect and mental handicap are semantically related. You can use "Mental defect" instead a noun phrase "Mental handicap".
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Mental handicap and Mental defect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mental_defect/mental_handicap
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