Meaning of cretinism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

archaic, countable, uncountable

Čeština kretenismus

Deutsch Kretinismus

Ελληνικά κρετινισμός

Español cretinismo

Suomi kretinismi

Français crétinisme

Italiano cretinismo

Polski kretynizm

Português cretinismo

Русский кретини́зм

“Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.”

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.