cretinism

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cretinism

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Borrowed from French crétinisme. By surface analysis, cretin + -ism.

noun

neuter, uncountable cretinism
neuter, uncountable idiocy

In English

cretinism disease of severely stunted physical and mental growth

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"cretinism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cretinism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cretinism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cretinism

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"cretinism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cretinism.

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@misc{cretinism_2026,
  title = {cretinism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cretinism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}