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backwardness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality |
| Type of | stupidity |
| Has types | amentia, idiocy, imbecility, abnormality, mental deficiency, moronity, mental defectiveness |
| Derivation | backward |
Examples of backwardness
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Before the financial crisis such restrictions were seen as signs of backwardness.
From the economist.com
His children are largely oblivious to the town's racism and economic backwardness.
From the denverpost.com
At its best, such influence has led to social, cultural and economic backwardness.
From the guardian.co.uk
The administration is not counting on Russia's backwardness to win its cooperation.
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Our main objective is first and foremost to free ourselves from backwardness.
From the time.com
It is clearly show the backwardness of the French legal and political system.
From the en.wikipedia.org
By contrast, the populous south remains locked in poverty, backwardness and neglect.
From the economist.com
Economic backwardness also compounded the unfriendly ambience for women in the region.
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My social backwardness certainly is in evidence in the way I presented my invitation.
From the economist.com
- Retardation: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
- The backwardness model is a theory of economic growth created by Alexander Gerschenkron. The model postulates that the more backward an economy is at the outset of economic development, the more likely certain conditions are to occur. USSR leader Gorbachev once said, u201CIf you donu2019t move forward, sooner or later you begin to move backward.u201D
- The state of being backward; reluctance
- (backwardly) In a backward direction
