someone who is mentally handicapped is not able to learn or develop skills at the same rate as most other people because they have a problem with their brain. It is now considered more polite to say that someone is learning disabled or that they have special needs or learning difficulties.
Synonyms and related words
Specific mental illnesses and general words for mental illness
agoraphobia
ASPD
automatism
mentally handicapped
adjectiveold-fashioned
US /ˌment(ə)li ˈhændɪˌkæpt/
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someone who is mentally handicapped is not able to learn or develop skills at the same rate as most other people because they have a problem with their brain. It is now considered more polite to say that someone has a developmental disability or that they are learning disabled.
Synonyms and related words
Specific mental illnesses and general words for mental illness