absence or want of intellect

Roget-categorie 450a

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
› 4.1. Operations of intellect in general
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#450a. Absence or want of Intellect

zelfstandig naamwoord

absence of intellect, want of intellect etc. 450 — imbecility etc. 499.
brutality, brute force.
instinct, brute instinct, stimulus-response loop, conditioned response, instinctive reaction, Pavlovian response.
mimicry, aping (imitation) 19.
moron, imbecile, idiot — fool etc. 501 — dumb animal — vegetable, brain dead.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

unendowed with reason, void of reason — thoughtless — vegetative — moronic [Sarc.], idiotic [Sarc.], brainless [Sarc.].

bijwoord

instinctively, like Pavlov's dog — vegetatively.

werkwoord

mimic, ape (imitate) 19 — respond instinctively.

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