backwardness

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backwardness

noun backwardnesses

countable, uncountable The state of being backward.
countable, uncountable Reluctance.

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noun state of being backward

Français	arriération, retard
Română	înapoiere
Русский	отста́лость otstálostʹ
العربية	تَخَلُّف taḵalluf

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@misc{backwardness_2026,
  title = {backwardness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backwardness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}