backwardness

Noun

Meaning

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

retardation slowness mental retardation subnormality mongoloid reserve opposition delay inversion repression constraint reluctance lag hesitation modesty
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Antonyms

belief credit confidence acceleration conviction ambition
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Hypernyms

stupidity

Hyponyms

abnormality idiocy imbecility amentia moronity mental deficiency

Phrases with the word

backwardness in coming forward

Examples

Benito Mussolini in 1919 described fascism as a movement that would strike "against the backwardness of the right and the destructiveness of the left". Source: Internet

And even here, the rhetoric is almost Orwellian in its backwardness. Source: Internet

For Russia he predicted a violent outburst in the near future, but Russia's lack of democratic traditions and the backwardness of her masses made it impossible for the revolution to have a salutary effect. Source: Internet

However, because of Moscow's emphasis on increasing production and because of numerous local violations, technological backwardness, and political apathy, serious environmental problems now exist. Source: Internet

Although the war has long past, peace has come to the people of Viet Nam for decades, but here and there in the world people know Viet Nam only as a country of “hero in combat,” but still in poverty and backwardness. Source: Internet

Could this be to avoid the embarrassment of pointing out the backwardness of Japan compared with Korea? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

backwardation backwardism backwardly backwardness in coming forward backwards backwards compatibility