Mentally deficient or deranged; out of one's wits, crazy, lunatic. †Also, stupefied, dazed.
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释义 | the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mental deficiency > [adjective] (24) witlessc1000 Mentally deficient or deranged; out of one's wits, crazy, lunatic. †Also, stupefied, dazed. fonda1400 Mad, deranged; deficient in understanding or intellect. Also: dazed, confused. Now English regional (northern and north-east midlands). brainless1434 Insane, mad; diseased or impaired in mind. Obsolete. doitedc1450 Foolish, crazy; having one's mental faculties impaired, esp. by old age. feeble-minded1534 half-witted1712 Not having all his or her wits; weak-minded; daft. fatuous1773 That is in a state of dementia or imbecility; idiotic. Now rare except in Scots Law. a screw loose1810 (a) a mild eccentricity or mental disturbance in a person; something wrong in one's way of thinking; frequently in to have a screw loose; †(b)… losta1822 Having the mental powers impaired. lost of wits: imbecile (cf. dialect use of lost in this sense). balmy1851 ‘Soft’, weak-minded, idiotic. Also as n. (see quot. 1903). See also barmy, adj. slang. a shingle short1852 figurative phr. (originally Australian colloquial). a shingle short: ‘a tile loose’: said of one who is mentally deficient. retardate1912 Of or designating a retardate. Also (derogatory slang): stupid, idiotic. Cf. retarded, adj. 2. mental1927 colloquial. Mentally ill; mentally disabled. Also in weakened sense: irrational, uncontrolled, eccentric, crazy. subcultural1931 Psychology. Characterized by low intelligence; spec. characterized by a (mild) mental disability caused by genetic or environmental factors… psychological1952 colloquial. = mental, adj.1 6. Subcategories:— type of (9) |
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