Meanings
nounoligophrenia (countable and uncountable, plural oligophrenias)
plural oligophrenias
- countableuncountablemedicinesubnormal mental development
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + φρήν (phrḗn, “mind,soul”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian олигофре́ния
- олигофре́ния (oligofrénija)subnormal mental development
Catalan oligofrènia
- oligofrèniasubnormal mental development
Czech oligofrenie
- oligofreniesubnormal mental development
Danish oligofreni
- oligofrenisubnormal mental development
Finnish vajaamielisyys
- vajaamielisyyssubnormal mental development
French oligophrénie
- oligophréniesubnormal mental development
Italian oligofrenia
- oligofreniasubnormal mental development
Polish oligofrenia
- oligofreniasubnormal mental development
Portuguese oligofrenia
- oligofreniasubnormal mental development
Romanian oligofrenie
- oligofreniesubnormal mental development
Russian олигофрени́я
- олигофрени́я (oligofreníja)subnormal mental development
Slovak oligofrénia
- oligofréniasubnormal mental development
Spanish oligofrenia
- oligofreniasubnormal mental development
Ukrainian олігофрені́я
- олігофрені́я (olihofreníja)subnormal mental development
Cite this entry
APA
oligophrenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligophrenia
MLA
“oligophrenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligophrenia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oligophrenia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligophrenia.
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