onverstand

Definitions of onverstand
  1. noun
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
    synonyms: domheid, onbenulligheid, sulligheid
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    antonyms:
    intellect, intelligentie
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
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    stomheid
    the quality of being mentally slow and limited
    stompzinnigheid
    the quality of being slow to understand
    idiotie
    the quality of being rash and foolish
    oligofrenie, zwakzinnigheid
    retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
    idiotie, idiotisme
    extreme mental retardation
    imbeciliteit
    retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
    type of:
    insolvabiliteit, onvermogen
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
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