Is hogwash a real word?

Hogwash is a word that sounds as if it were describing using soap to give a pig a good scrub. However, hogwash is not a term that concerns washing a hog, it is actually another word for nonsense, something that is not true or something that does not make sense. Something that is considered hogwash is confused.

What does swill mean?

to drink or eat freely, greedily

What means dismal?

1 : showing or causing gloom (see gloom entry 2 sense 2) or depression the dismal prison twilight— Charles Dickens. 2 : lacking merit : particularly bad a dismal performance. 3 obsolete : disastrous, dreadful.

What does the word disorder mean?

Disorder – An illness that disrupts normal physical or mental functions. Oxford English Dictionary. A disorder could be defined as a set of problems, which result in causing significant difficulty, distress, impairment and/or suffering in a person’s daily life.

Can disorders be cured?

Mental illness is the same way. There’s no cure for mental illness, but there are lots of effective treatments. People with mental illnesses can recover and live long and healthy lives.

Is disorder a bad word?

The use of the word “disorder” as a label for most mental health syndromes is, put simply, irresponsible and ill-conceived. There are two serious problems with describing psychological syndromes as disorders.

What disorder is the most common cause of preventable mental retardation?

Facts about FASD: • It is the leading known cause of preventable mental retardation. It affects at least 1 in every 100 births in the US. The federal government estimates that each instance of FASD costs from $860,000 – $4.2 million over a lifetime.

What is the single most leading cause of mental retardation?

Down’s syndrome is the most common specific cause of mental retardation, followed by the Fragile X syndrome, which mainly affects boys.

How can mental retardation be prevented?

Prenatal diagnosis, newborn screening, dietary supplementation or restriction, hormone replacement, vaccination, and immunotherapy are just some of the techniques that have been applied to prevent mental retardation.