subnormal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   below the usual, expected, or average level

   The test showed subnormal activity in one part of the system.

2. 2
   noun

   dated and offensive: a person formerly classified as having below-average intelligence

   Modern clinical language avoids using subnormal as a label for a person.

Formed from sub-, 'below,' and normal. Its general adjective sense remains technical, but its former use as a noun for a person is now dated and offensive.

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