ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈfrēnēə noun
or hy·po·phre·no·sis “+frəˈnōsə̇s
( plural hypophrenias -əz ; or hypophreno·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + -phrenia or -phrenosis (from Greek phren-, phrēn mind, heart + New Latin -osis )
: mental deficiency
• hy·po·phren·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|frenik also -rēn- adjective