Subnormality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌʌbnɔːɹmˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌʌbnɔːmˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌʌbnɔːmˈalɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /sˌʌbnɔːɹmˈælᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

backwardness slowness retardation mental retardation

Word Forms

subnormal	adjective	below normal or average
retard	verb	slow the growth or development of
backward	adjective	retarded in intellectual development
slow	adjective	slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Subnormalität

der Zustand, weniger als normal zu sein (insbesondere in Bezug auf die Intelligenz)

🇫🇷French

subnormalité

l'état d'être inférieur à la normale (surtout en ce qui concerne l'intelligence)

🇪🇸Spanish

subnormalidad

el estado de ser menos de lo normal (especialmente con respecto a la inteligencia)

🇮🇹Italian

subnormalità

lo stato di essere inferiore al normale (soprattutto rispetto all'intelligenza)

🇳🇱Dutch

subnormaliteit

de staat van minder dan normaal zijn (vooral met betrekking tot intelligentie)

🇵🇹Portuguese

subnormalidade

o estado de estar abaixo do normal (especialmente no que diz respeito à inteligência)

🇷🇺Russian

субнормальность

состояние ненормального состояния (особенно в отношении интеллекта)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असामान्यता

सामान्य से कम होने की अवस्था (विशेषकर बुद्धि के संबंध में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বাভাবিকতা

স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে কম হওয়ার অবস্থা (বিশেষ করে বুদ্ধিমত্তার ক্ষেত্রে)

🇮🇳Tamil

இயல்புநிலை

இயல்பை விட குறைவாக இருக்கும் நிலை (குறிப்பாக உளவுத்துறையைப் பொறுத்தவரை)

🇮🇳Telugu

అసాధారణత

సాధారణ స్థితి కంటే తక్కువగా ఉండటం (ముఖ్యంగా తెలివితేటలకు సంబంధించి)

🇮🇳Marathi

असामान्यता

सामान्यपेक्षा कमी असण्याची स्थिती (विशेषत: बुद्धिमत्तेच्या संदर्भात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસાધારણતા

સામાન્ય કરતાં ઓછી હોવાની સ્થિતિ (ખાસ કરીને બુદ્ધિના સંદર્ભમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪಸಾಮಾನ್ಯತೆ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപസാധാരണത

സാധാരണയേക്കാൾ കുറവായ അവസ്ഥ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ബുദ്ധിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਧਾਰਨਤਾ

ਆਮ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਬੁੱਧੀ ਦੇ ਸਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

معمول سے کم ہونے کی حالت (خاص طور پر ذہانت کے حوالے سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

次正常性

低于正常的状态（尤其是智力方面）

🇯🇵Japanese

異常性

（特に知能に関して）通常より劣っている状態

🇰🇷Korean

비정규성

정상보다 낮은 상태(특히 지능과 관련하여)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không bình thường

trạng thái kém hơn bình thường (đặc biệt là về trí thông minh)

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิดปกติ

สภาวะที่น้อยกว่าปกติ (โดยเฉพาะในเรื่องสติปัญญา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

subnormalitas

keadaan kurang dari normal (terutama yang berkaitan dengan kecerdasan)

🇲🇾Malay

subnormaliti

keadaan kurang daripada biasa (terutamanya berkenaan dengan kecerdasan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دون المستوى الطبيعي

حالة كونك أقل من الطبيعي (خاصة فيما يتعلق بالذكاء)

🇮🇷Persian

غیر عادی بودن

حالت کمتر از حد نرمال بودن (مخصوصاً از نظر هوش)

🇹🇷Turkish

anormallik

normalden az olma durumu (özellikle zeka açısından)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תת-נורמליות

המצב של פחות מהרגיל (במיוחד ביחס לאינטליגנציה)

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