backwardness
pronunciation
How to pronounce backwardness in British English:
UK [ˈbækwədnəs]
How to pronounce backwardness in American English:
US [ˈbækwərdnəs]
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- Noun:
- lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Word Origin
- backwardness (n.)
- 1580s, from backward + -ness.
Example
- 1. New roads and faster railways make old stereotypes of backwardness outdated .
- 2. That mistake helps explain its backwardness .
- 3. Growing understanding of north korea 's economic backwardness seems likely to breed hunger for change .
- 4. New roads and other infrastructure projects are slowly dissolving an old image of shambolic backwardness .
- 5. The achievements of our frontal lobes are undermined by the backwardness of our adrenal glands .