Behinderter — meaning in English

English meaning

• disabled adj Having a lasting physical or mental condition that limits activity or function.
• imbecile noun An insulting term for a stupid or foolish person.

Senses

Behinderter is used for these senses in English:

• disabled (nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)
• imbecile (obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

disabled — full definition

1. adj Having a lasting physical or mental condition that limits activity or function.
2. adj Made unable to work or operate; switched off.

imbecile — full definition

1. noun An insulting term for a stupid or foolish person.
2. adj Weak-minded or foolish.

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